Posts filed under ‘squirrels’
heat wave
Sorry for the lack of post last night. I actually forgot it was Sunday until it was too late, probably because I felt a lot like this squirrel looks. But less smiling. And more moaning. I’m not a big fan of the heat. If it must be hot, then I must be in the breezy shade beside a lake or, preferably, in the lake. But I’m not anywhere near my favourite lake, so moaning works, too.
I just noticed that the straw in this squirrel’s lemonade is not visible through the glass, and is clearly at the wrong angle, but it’s too hot to fix it.
squirrels do not need coffee
So, as I mentioned on Sunday, I recently had a request for some more squirrels. This one’s for you, Ygia. This squirrel knows how to start his day – with a coffee and the comics. I used to read the comics every day, and still do when visiting my parents. I guess I read a couple of webcomics every day or so, but it’s just not the same. For me, at least, part of the joy of reading the comics in the paper is reading the really bad comics and then complaining loudly to whomever will listen about how incredibly dumb it is. Notice, for instance, that this squirrel seems to be enjoying the Family Circus. You know he isn’t finding it genuinely funny, but is actually amazed that Dolly has managed, yet again, to impart some inane, mis-worded advice to poor PJ, or that Billy is still leaving those stupid dotted lines everywhere he goes, or that Jeffy is still blaming Not Me, or whatever.
Anyway, all this comic talk has distracted me from the real issue at hand: squirrels do not need coffee. Seriously. If the squirrels in my yard were any more hyper, I think my dog (Hoob) would have a heart attack. This squirrel, however, was obviously in need of an empty coffee can. So you can’t blame him for not wanting to waste it.
chock full o’ nuts
me: What should I draw for tomorrow?
husband: Ooh! You should draw a squirrel who has made a boat from a coffee can and a little hand fan!
me: …
husband: Yeah! And he can be, like, bootin’ across a pond!
me: …
Needless to say, I didn’t come up with anything better.
aw, nuts!
I know, dumb name. Amy Poehler has some SNL character who says that and I can’t get it out of my head. Those of you who have visted my new Etsy shop, or those of you visiting from it (hi!) will recognise this squirrel. He was actually a super quick sketch that I did when I first got my new tablet last year. I came across him recently and thought he was funny, so I gave him a background and something to live for. Doodle and I have been doing a lot of squirrel watching lately (a fascination we inherited from my dad). Mostly, we admire the acrobatic prowess displayed in their attempts to completely empty our bird feeder every day. Those guys are nuts.
