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The Squirrel Chronicles

The Squirrel Chronicles


It's pretty sad when the biggest event in your life is the doings of a marine-oriented squirrel!

Just when he thought he'd gotten rid of the little varment, Paul came home yesterday in a huff. It seems that Rocky the marine squirrel has taken up permanent residence aboard Paul's lobster boat, "Bollocks!". And Paul, the captain of that vessel, is none too happy about it!

Yes, the squirrel is back again and this time, he has outsmarted Captain Paul! He dashed off into the bilge of the boat (inside the cabin area) and Paul could not locate him yesterday. Lord only knows the havoc that squirrel could cause to the electrical system of the boat, so Paul came home with a plan.

He went across the street and borrowed the Kirks' "Have-A-Heart" trap. This trap will lure the beastie inside with tantillizing food and the door will shut behind him, trapping him inside the cage until he can be retrieved and carried far away and let go, hopefully never to return!

Now we don't hate squirrels here. In fact, I have personally spent a lot of money on creature comforts for our squirrels and birds here at Crow Cottage. They are fine, in their place, which is a TREE, and not a lobster boat!

So, Paul made up a few peanut butter bagels for the wayward mariner, and drove back over to Marblehead to set the trap.

As of this writing, I don't know the outcome yet. But I'm sure by tonight I will have the results, and just maybe the population of our neighborhood will be increased by one fluffy-tailed tree squirrel. He may not like it, but I think he'll do just fine here near the Salem Woods... I would think that swimming out to Paul's boat would get a little old when the cold weather rolls in and the ocean water temperatures drop significantly. So all in all, we are probably saving him from himself!

Cheers,

Bex

9:17 am - 25 September 2004

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