Yesterday, while I sloughed about with tissue in hand, watched scary movies and ignored all political discussion and will do so until I don't get physically sickened by 'poll numbers', I had a visitor on my patio a small red cheeked squirrel just kinda hung out on the patio all day. The squirrel would hang around the flower planters, then to the patio chair then on the the table; he would stare into the apartment and just watch me, watch the cats going apeshit while he just kicked back and stared into my life. And then it happened, he tired of just watching the fun and wanted to participate...I turned to see his little squirrel paws pressing on my the glass door. He backed away from the glass, ran up the arm of the chair and tried to jump through the god damned glass, *thunk* I guess he didn't notice the screen door to which he held onto for seconds before sliding down.
Stunned but not deterred, he attempted jumping into my apartment for the next four hours! After the first attempt, he just hung out by the flowers for awhile and then while making soup, I see him jump--thunk--slide--thud. My Siamese went crazy, my little black cat chattered like I've never heard her chat before; double glass panes be damned, that squirrel was coming in despite the frothing kitty's that awaited his arrival. Every time the squirrel escaped my thoughts I'd hear the thump and remember he was out there. I watched him for most the day until he finally tired of his quest and went away when the sun faded.
He's back again this morning, just sitting on my table next to the pumpkin, he hasn't attempted a 'jump' this morning and I'm off to work, so I'll miss the show today, but the cats should enjoy it. I on the other hand will be fending off costumed children at the mall, our store isn't participating in the trick or treating, sure its a community event, but it literally costs more money than I'm budgeted for of dollars and we get little return from what we've spent. I have yet to have a customer say that they shop in the store because I gave their kid some candy. Have a safe and fun Halloween.
