Monday, October 13, 2008

Killer Squirrel

Holy dog shit Frodo! So, Ron and I went for a ride on the motorcycle tonight. When we got home I remembered that I needed to roll the window up in the truck, so I grabbed the key off the hook and skipped down the steps and across the yard to the truck. As I was walking across the yard I noticed this little furry animal following me. I just saw it out of the corner of my eye and actually thought it was a kitten. I thought to myself, "Self, you need to check that out after you roll up the window." So, I rolled up the window and then kept hearing this chattering noise. I honestly thought it was just the truck creaking because it was parked on a small hill. I got out of the truck and shut the door. I was walking back across the yard, more slowly this time so I could figure out what this furry thing was. It was a baby squirrel! Maybe more like a young adult squirrel. It was crazy! I started walking away from it and it followed me. I would turn around and it would stop and look at me chattering the whole time. Apparently I really pissed him off! The living room window was open so I whispered loudly for Ron to come to the window to check out this squirrel. As soon as it wasn't paying attention I ran across the yard and leaped onto the porch. The little sucker was still in the yard chattering away at me. Ron came out to see what all was going on. He thought it was the giant squirrel that Remington always harrasses in the back yard. But, nope. Just a grouchy little one. So, now here Ron and I are, two grown adults.... staring at this squirrel that is crouched next to the steps in the leaves. Just a chattering away at us. We were like a foot from him the whole time. At one point he slowly walked over so he was almost to Ron and then he got spooked and ran back into his leaf pile. After about 10 minutes of this, Kitty made his presence known. Ron scooped up Kitty so he didn't eat Wally (that's the squirrel) and we came back in the house. I shut the screen door on the back door to keep Kitty in. But he managed to get out anyway. Hopefully he didn't eat Wally because I thought he was kinda cool... although I'm afraid to leave to go to work in the morning now. LOL! Ron thought he was rabid. I choose to think he's just friendly.