I am so terrible at needlework so am not sure if this is called needlepoint or cross-stitch, but it’s by my friend June King: Gorgeous piece, even if it IS of a squirrel! 🙂 From June, who says that this guy is stealing her walnuts: “I love stitching things with . . .
Bwahaha! Thanks to T.J. Burnside-Clapp for the link. If you have trouble seeing the video above, you could try watching it on YouTube.
Thanks to France Andrews Zeve for directing me to this bizarre story of purple squirrels. Though I still can’t help but think this photo was Photoshopped. Too strange!
Cuuute glove squirrel/chipmunk! Thanks to Alice Ching-Chew for the image. My only fear: This depiction of squirrels gives people the mistaken impression that squirrels are cute and loveable while downplaying their Evil Horde World Domination aspect. I did some hunting around, and it looks as if the image is from Happy . . .
Thanks to Christie Harkin for alerting me to this disturbing slide show on the Time Life website. Apparently a woman in the 40’s actually adopted a squirrel and dressed it up in various costumes. Eek!
Thanks to Dave Wheeler for pointing me to this article about flying squirrels invade hospital emergency room for second time in two weeks, yet another step toward their goal of world domination. The flying squirrel in the photo? A gift from my friends Bill and Gretchen Roper.
From Marsha Madinia Goldfarb McLean, via Helene Hollick