Thimbleanna

Dear Mr. Squirrel,

Mr. Squirrel

Whaddya think this is?  This is not:

a)  A Holiday Inn Express.
b)  That lovely backyard where your California cousins live.  (Don’t let this brief sunshine fool you buddy, snow is on the way.)
c)  Nests ‘R Us.

Torn Chairs

We. Are. Not. Amused.  Don’t make us call out the Catalry.

Scruff&Paul

Sincerely,
The Management

43 thoughts on “Dear Mr. Squirrel,”

  1. Oh. my. goodness. That nasty little bugger, cushions are not cheap!! The Catalvry looks like they are ready for action!!

  2. Oh, did that cute little squirrely guy do all that damage? He looks so sweet and innocent. Now, forgive my squirrel illiteracy, but we don’t have a ton of those guys here in So Cal. Bunnies, yes! Squirrels, not so much.

    So does he rip the patio furniture to shreds to make a nest??? Help me out here. I’m so confused.

    Whatever his deal is I can see why you are not amused!

    (hey, the last two sentences rhymed! LOL!)

  3. So funny. We’ll not funny. Sorry. But I thought of Ms. Pam before I read b) ! LOL. Man those things aren’t looking so cute lately. ooxx`jod

  4. OH MY GOSH. he ATE YOUR PATIO FURNITURE???? Didn’t he do some damage to an umbrella last year? We have a million squirrels where we live, and ours don’t eat patio furniture to the best of my knowledge… that just stinks!
    i think the cats want to *play* with him for a while. just a little white!

  5. Poor little Squirrel, he won´t have a chance if the readers here would decide.
    Be generous. Let him live.
    He didn´t know what he does.
    Have a good start in the week
    Janine

  6. Blimey Anna, that rodent’s gaff must be in the pages of Better Nests and Gardens or Squirrel Living. He (and his other half) clearly reject sticks and moss in favour of higher quality materials. I think spare him – he’s a crafter!

  7. Squirrels only eat and use vegetable material, so I don’t know what your cushions are made of…???

    They are protected animals overhere. So send the little fellow this way!

  8. Oh, Anna, not funny at all. That squirrel did major damage and I say let the cats have him. After seeing this, screaming about the snowfall we got during the night lost its appeal.

  9. O.M.G. I know people will be mad when I say this, but I seriously hate the squirrels. Hate them. They get in my house. I can’t have a garden because they destroy every viable thing there, including flowers! One year they got in Jack’s little plastic playhouse and decided they HAD to have the plastic stove knobs on the little stove. They chewed and chewed until they ruined it. A gigantic hard plastic house for goodness sake.

    Now they are nesting in my neighbors attic.

    I wish we could just glue trap every last one of them.

    (Yes, I am evil like that.)

  10. We hate squirrels. They get in our crawlspace. The red chipmunks, they eat through our siding. We had to call a professional to take care of them this fall, when they sent out a card that said….Come visit us at our winter home! Let the cats out. That’s what I say.

  11. I bought a $30 squirrel-proof bird feeder one year. Looked out the window just in time to see it smash to the ground spilling seed everywhere. Squirrel chewed through the wire hanger. You have my sympathy and approval if you let the kitties have him.

  12. We have squirrels around but never saw anything like that, you have some mean little squirrels Anna. I agree with Amy, put those kitties on patrol!

  13. Oh noes! Of course, I see that kind of thing and I think: yeah! I can go fabric shopping!

    Those cats are adorable. The ears!

  14. Mary Jane Smith

    Oh my word … I can’t believe the damage he did! They sure are cute but also destructive! My brother had a pet squirrel years ago when we were young. My mother had just washed her bathroom rug and laid it over the squirrel’s cage to dry. When she went to get it later that afternoon, half of it was gone! The squirrel had unraveled half of it to make a nest for himself. He had that same nest for many years!

    Mary Jane

  15. Have you ever had one hiss at you? Good thing I had a hockey stick in my hand. I would have called the Catalry for sure…bad things they are.

  16. The day that the war started here was the day I went out to my garden and found EVERY SINGLE tomato out there had one bite taken out of it. And they also did a number on our comfy swing just like they did on your chairs. Yep, no use at all for squirrels.

  17. OMG that is some serious damage. Now I know I made the right decision to not move to Indiana. You have some wicked squirrels there.

  18. Oh, Anna, he didn’t! Yes, definitely time for the Catalry.

    For us, the biggest destruction comes from mice–they chewed holes into our chicken feed bags and one little mouse in particular decided to make a nest from a hand-knitted dishcloth that I mistakenly left in my bicycle helmet…. Sound the Catalry Call!!!

    XO

  19. The cats look battle-ready, especially the black one! El pussygato here is a not known for his valor. He sees them from inside, demands to go out on vermin patrol [but inside the pool enclosure—if he was outside they’d have him for dinner!] As soon as he’s out, if they start chattering at him [they sound like fish wives], he makes a dash for the door! I’d be borrowing The Bean’s BB gun if I were in your situation…….

  20. Ha! My dad used to say a squirrel was nothing but a rat with a fancy tail. They look cute, but actually there’s nothing cute about them at all. One got into the roof space at my mother’s house and caused mayhem!

    Sorry about your chairs … :-(

    x

  21. That’s the Special Ops Force of the catalry, right? Black ops AND white ops.
    Watch out, squirrley guys!!!

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