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Mar 25

New Furry Friend

Friendly Squirrel from Florida

I’m always terribly grumpy on the last day of a Florida vacation. Additionally, I was pouting because William forgot to purchase a promised purple Maneki Neko for me from a local giftshop (my birthday is this weekend and Nekos are hard to find.) My BFF Rachael ousted me from my mood by introducing me to a squirrel she met while packing the car.

Friendly Squirrel from Florida

She said he came right up to her, so she fed him some peanuts. I wish I had a video of him burying the nuts in the nearby landscaping. He’d pat the pine needles with his tiny hands… it was adorable! I’ve never interacted with a wild animal. I felt like a Disney Princess :lol:

If you’re interested, you can see more photos from our trip on my Flickr account :)


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Bubs posted this entry 3 years, 10 months ago on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 12:36 am.


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  1. Holly's Gravatar

    Holly (Quote, Reply)

    Hahaha aww! That’s so CUTE! I remember seeing squirrels when I was in Japan, they were awesome, I wish we had them here in NZ!

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 1:32 am

  2. Melissa's Gravatar

    Melissa (Quote, Reply)

    Oooh! So cute!! :D

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 11:19 am

  3. Amber's Gravatar

    Amber (Quote, Reply)

    I’m torn between saying “aw, that’s so cute!” and being terrified at the fact it could’ve attacked her. :P

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 11:54 am

  4. Britney's Gravatar

    Britney (Quote, Reply)

    Aww, that’s so cute. I’ve never been able to get close to a squirrel before. They always run.

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 11:57 am

  5. Sarai's Gravatar

    Sarai (Quote, Reply)

    He’s adorable! Happy early birthday :)

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 3:11 pm

  6. Ashley's Gravatar

    Ashley (Quote, Reply)

    Aww! I don’t usually like squirrels, but he’s really cute. Happy early birthday, by the way :)

    Tue Mar 25th, 2008 3:16 pm

  7. Robmarie's Gravatar

    Robmarie (Quote, Reply)

    “I felt like a Disney Princess” LOL

    Aww! I think squirrels are adorable — too bad they’re just *dying* to infect you with rabies! :)

    Wed Mar 26th, 2008 2:01 am

  8. Rachael's Gravatar

    Rachael (Quote, Reply)

    Yay that you know what I call a “Rachael” Rachael. ;)

    Wed Mar 26th, 2008 3:51 pm

  9. Miranda's Gravatar

    Miranda (Quote, Reply)

    lol @ Bubs the Disney Princess.. that’s soo cute!

    Wed Mar 26th, 2008 6:57 pm

  10. Jenny's Gravatar

    Jenny (Quote, Reply)

    aww look how cute!

    Thu Mar 27th, 2008 11:35 am

  11. Nanda's Gravatar

    Nanda (Quote, Reply)

    I hope you enjoyed your trip. That squirrel is adorable!! Isn’t it awesome when animals walk up to you like that. I love things like that. :D

    Thu Mar 27th, 2008 12:21 pm

  12. Christine's Gravatar

    Christine (Quote, Reply)

    oh my goodness that’s adorable! ./squee

    Thu Mar 27th, 2008 1:44 pm

  13. Niki's Gravatar

    Niki (Quote, Reply)

    Aww, what a darling little squirrel! Does it bite?

    =P

    Sat Mar 29th, 2008 9:49 pm

  14. Mira's Gravatar

    Mira (Quote, Reply)

    Beautiful. I love squirrels (well, all the animals for that matter). I used to have 4 squirrels as pets when I was 7, but my father (who was a veterinarian) decided it’s best to release them back to the wild.

    I remember one of them (a male) was really tame and used to jump on my arm when I call his name.

    Tue Apr 1st, 2008 7:06 am

  15. Cecelia's Gravatar

    Cecelia (Quote, Reply)

    to quote everyone else: DAMN CUTE! :) I did not even know you could get that close to a squirrel. well, I could not but that is just because I am deadly afraid of all wild animals. especially the fast ones.. like squirrels! :(

    Sat Apr 5th, 2008 8:24 am

  16. Kris's Gravatar

    Kris (Quote, Reply)

    I’ve been reading along on your blog for a while now, and just now decided to comment. I’ve always wanted to hand feed a squirrel (there are a lot that live in the woods behind my house), but I’ve always been too afraid to try because I’m afraid they’ll attack me. That is adorable, though! And happy birthday!

    Sat Apr 5th, 2008 10:34 am

  17. nelchee's Gravatar

    nelchee (Quote, Reply)

    how I envy you! :D I never saw a squirrel on a ground… :(
    happy belated birthday!

    Sat Apr 5th, 2008 11:29 am

  18. Hev's Gravatar

    Hev (Quote, Reply)

    Aww…that is just too cute, Bubs. I hope you are enjoying you spring break.

    Sat Apr 5th, 2008 9:29 pm

  19. Id's Gravatar

    Id (Quote, Reply)

    About a month or so ago I took a photo of a squirrel when I was doing my regular walks. I wasn’t able to get as close to it as you did, though. The squirrel is really cute. =)

    Great site. I have popped by every now and then, but only left a comment now. Take care!

    Sat Apr 12th, 2008 1:22 pm

  20. Destiny's Gravatar

    Destiny (Quote, Reply)

    Having company while you’re cleaning up isn’t a bad thing at all… it’d be a super cute thing!! Heheh but yes… I agree, Squirrels can be a bit dangerous as mischievous.

    Sun Apr 13th, 2008 8:45 am

  21. Jordan's Gravatar

    Jordan (Quote, Reply)

    Aw, so cute. Whenever I so the, they run away. :(

    Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 3:44 pm

  22. Scott's Gravatar

    Scott (Quote, Reply)

    I went fishing once and there was this little squirrel that kept running back and forth. I kept feeding it bread and sweetcorn and it was so tame! It came over and sat on my dad’s fishing net.

    Well I think that squirrel that you saw is so much cuter, haha!

    I actually get sad on the last day of my holiday. Just thinking about going back to England… the cold, damp weather.

    Sat Apr 26th, 2008 1:27 pm

  23. Hanna's Gravatar

    Hanna (Quote, Reply)

    Cute! I want a friend like that too ;)

    Thu May 1st, 2008 11:50 am

  24. Melissa's Gravatar

    Melissa (Quote, Reply)

    *gasps* no interaction with wild animals? I couldn’t live. I’m always catching, petting or saving something.

    Yesterday it was a gartner snake that boboe thought was a play toy.

    That squirrel is fabulous, I totally would have adopted him!

    aside – you’ve been tagged :P

    Sun May 4th, 2008 12:56 am

  25. Kentoo's Gravatar

    Kentoo (Quote, Reply)

    Uh, what a beautiful template!
    (Sorry for the OT)

    Thu May 15th, 2008 1:11 pm

  26. prach's Gravatar

    prach (Quote, Reply)

    squirrels are so cute!

    Tue May 27th, 2008 11:04 pm

  27. Annie's Gravatar

    Annie (Quote, Reply)

    I’ve never seen a squirrel come up to a person and take food out of their hands. I thought they were usually much more reserved :)

    Sat Jun 21st, 2008 7:41 pm

  28. Lo's Gravatar

    Lo (Quote, Reply)

    You know how to make cute friends.

    Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 8:09 am

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