Dear Liza,
We have all been on edge the last few years. We had uneasy feelings brought on an unstable person in the White House. Our new President has been around for years, and we know what to expect. I have not always agreed with him, but he is, most definitely, not nuts.
A good thing to be able to say about one’s President, as it turns out.
But you know who IS nuts? Squirrels. And January 21st is Squirrel Appreciation Day, so I am appreciating them.
And I love ‘em! These fluffy streaks scamper about our sidewalks, power lines and rooftops. They chatter at us from trees and shinny around trunks to stay just out of sight. They make adorable grey arches as they rainbow hop across the road.
Squirrels have helped make our Lone Fir Cemetery what it is today, their forgetfulness accidentally planting of hundreds of trees.
Squirrels can be a nuisance. They can get in attics and chew wires, not to mention making nests where they are not welcome. I’m sure they make terrible roommates.
But outside, in the park, on the roofs or lurking on the other side of a tree trunk, they are adorable.
And that’s your dose of silliness from Portland for today.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 