Nature Loves Me

After lunch today I was relaxing in a nice local spot, the Natural History Museum's Butterfly Habitat Garden (which usually doesn't have any butterflies). It's just a tiny strip of plants and flowers on both sides of a winding path between two streets next to the Museum. As I sit there, I see a squirrel hunting for food across the walkway. He approaches and finally gets to the foot of the bench on which I'm sitting. I'm just watching him very quietly so he keeps coming closer.

Not getting any food, he finally moves behind the bench and I don't pay him any more heed, until . . . HE CLIMBS ONTO MY SHOULDER FROM BEHIND! I jump a bit (duh) and he jumps down to the bench. Recovering, I sit there and he climbs briefly onto my knee.


Getting nothing to eat, he finally moves along. I think I'll take him some peanuts tomorrow.