Frank and Ernest by Thaves for September 22, 2022

Funny! From the burning bush to the ticklish tree. Ain’t Nature grand?

They just climb. They never ask. Rude

I’ve heard of a weeping willow, but never a laughing oak.

Does this explain a quaking aspen?

Also, squirrels attract dogs, and we all know what dogs do to trees.

Nice use of texture in the Photoshopping!

Are we in Wizard of Oz or Lord of the Rings?

Yes! Trees are, very often, gray!

but, you can ask him to scratch your bark…!

Then this is going to bring a smile to your face.

Our half-acre treed lot provides feeding grounds for squirrels and hawks. But, to my inexperienced eyes, theirs is a strange association. Examples - hawk perched on dogwood limb about 6’ above a squirrel that is hunting stuff on the ground just below. No action – as if they have both taken a lunch break at the same time. That was an early surprise.

The second and rarer — squirrel sitting on cap of deck rail post and hawk perched on a hanging basket crook about 6’ away. They stare at each other. Squirrel starts down the stair rail, hawk fluffs and flutters feathers and stares hard but does nothing else. Fortunately, I was able to get several pics of that one so I can look at them from time to time. They still amaze me.

Most frequently seen through the years, hawk rests on the planter posts, but small birds continue to work the feeders as if the feathered enemy isn’t there.

Nature provides a lot of interesting scenes, even in a suburban yard, if one if fortunate enough to be able to spend the time watching.

If you could scamper up my back it would help me with that itch I can’t reach.

then the squirrel says “NUTS”…!

He must be nuts

sounds like a ticklish situation…