Chippie!

[K9karen]

I had a wild conversation with a chippie who stood no more than 2 feet away from me as I was sitting on the front porch. Really bold.

When I was in grammar school, I left peanuts outside for a local squirrel. It got to the point that "Bushytail" came when i called her and even sat on my shoulder! She would scare my mother to death when she climbed up her leg into her apron pocket when she was hanging clothes outside! I could hand feed her too, My friends couldn't believe it.

I don't think I'd get that far with the local chippie but it really is cute.

Great pictures, Karen. Was it Chip or Dale?

[Karen]

Great pictures, Karen. Was it Chip or Dale?

All the chipmunks in my yard are named Chippie! Sometimes there's a Chippie Junior ...

[Bengalz]

All the chipmunks in my yard are named Chippie! Sometimes there's a Chippie Junior ...

Chippie has some Canadian cousins ... This is a little guy who became my little shadow in the garden for a couple of years His name was Chipper and yes there were jrs.

[jennielynn1970]

These guys are adorable! I love chippies. Squirrels scare me to death though, lol.

The squirrels in Bethlehem where I had lived were freaking huge, and were so bold! I had loved to buy fresh roasted peanuts at a local store and eat them in a place called God's Acre (it was a Moravian cemetery), and made the mistake of throwing a few peanuts to a lonely squirrel by me. Turns out he was just a decoy for the horde who were ready to invade and carry my bag of peanuts away, lol! I was totally surrounded, screamed and threw the bag of peanuts over my shoulder (where the squirrels attacked it), and I ran home... embarrassing, but true!