The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

Squirrels are prett small bown ones here they can get in garden.. they eat most my small plants before they bare fruit.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, OF.

 

[Sequel]

Good morning! I think the big gray thuggish squirrels are displacing our little brown Douglas squirrels.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ours are still small here. Target practice huh sorry not..
Morning old folks.

 

[Sequel]

Ours are still small here. Target practice huh sorry not..
Morning old folks.

These as definitely Pan sized squirrels. We used to joke about our local venison tasting so good because they eat so many roses. The squirrels have eaten all the cherries and are now working on hazelnuts. Another few weeks and they will be running around carrying walnuts. If one wanted to eat squirrels I think these would be tasty!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Did as a kid hunt at night that is all I will say ..
Went with the cousins they hunted I rode along ..

 

[sourland]

Did as a kid hunt at night that is all I will say ..
Went with the cousins they hunted I rode along ..

I remember the evenings when Mom would get a phone call. Outside lights would be turned off. Station wagon would appear and back into the drive. Mom would hand Dad a sheet. Something would be shrouded and taken down the cellar steps. We would eat venison the next night.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I loved being a kid with Grandma around my cousins and uncles we had a varied menu back then .. Lot's fewer folks about then also.

 

[DebbieMarler]

I loved being a kid with Grandma around my cousins and uncles we had a varied menu back then .. Lot's fewer folks about then also.

We're too old to hunt now but our children Carry on the tradition and we have squirrel and venison every Winter. City folks say " gross". I just got home from work about an hour ago, I can't wait to retire.

 

[Sally PB]

The squirrels have eaten all the cherries and are now working on hazelnuts.

I think I got 2 hazelnuts from my trees. The squirrels got the nuts, the Japanese Beetles killed the trees.