Trying to Seize a Squirrel by the Tail
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Okay, this post sorta has it all. It includes my favorites. I love to talk about myself, read poetry, look at pictures, and interact with animals. I will talk about myself later, here is one of my preferred poems:
Don’t Ever Seize a Weasel By the Tail
You should never squeeze a weasel
for you might displease the weasel,
and don’t ever seize a weasel by the tail.
Let his tail blow in the breeze;
If you pull it he will sneeze,
For the weasel’s constitution tends to be a little frail.
Yes the weasel wheezes easily;
The weasel freezes easily;
The weasel’s tan complexion rather suddenly turns pale.
So don’t displease or tease a weasel,
squeeze or freeze or wheeze a weasel
and don’t ever seize a weasel by the tail.
I love to feed the birds. I enjoy watching them go from the feeder to the tree to the fence. My birds feeding has been interrupted lately by squirrels. I bought an expensive feeder that was “guaranteed not to let squirrels get the food. The picture I took below shows the results.
I was able to get real close to take that picture. I have some very bold squirrels. As I took that image I wanted to gently grab the squirrel by it’s tail and see if I could hold it for “just a minute.” That, of course, did not work out. I was reminded of the above poem. I am beginning to grow happy with my squirrels.
Oh, I said I would talk about me. See my daddy and I have the answer to the very offensive phrase “she has squirrels in her head.” You know, that is what some say of the mentally ill. However, my daddy and I have decided we might be just happy with our squirrels in our head and out. Just don’t try to seize us by the tail.
