Edwina's New Friend

**Edwina's Secretary** · 11-11-2002, 10:57 AM

Recently I brought back a bunch of black walnuts from my parents home and gave them to the squirrels. Edwina and I have a favorite -- Shirley is friendlier than most and frankly...prettier. She has become devoted. She follows me around the yard every time I go out. She waits by the door and even looks in the house. It was warm this weekend so we had the kitchen door open.

Anybody home?????

I SAID.....IS ANYBODY HOME?????

When it cooled off and I shut the door...she and Edwina continued their conversation elsewhere....

**Freckles** · 11-11-2002, 11:03 AM

Does Shirley know her name?

**ramanth** · 11-11-2002, 11:05 AM

AWWWW!! Shirley is adorable!

At my Grandparents cottage we had a pair of Mallard Ducks who would come to the front porch at lunch time and announce their arrival. We'd feed them bread and give them a bowl of water. We named them Soda and Quackers.

One year they brought their babies with them!

**krazyaboutkatz** · 11-11-2002, 11:17 AM

How sweet.

When I was growing up we had a pet squirrel for a while named Gray. When we let him go back into the wild, he would sometimes jump on peoples shoulders and scare them.

**jenluckenbach** · 11-11-2002, 11:37 AM

that is so sweet. Maybe Edwina would like a pet of her own? a guinea pig maybe??

Former User · 11-11-2002, 12:00 PM

Awww, lovely pics, that squirrel looks adorable! Not to mention Edwina!

**toughCookie** · 11-11-2002, 12:49 PM

that is so CUTE!
and they didn't need an interepter? Edwina speaks squirrel language!

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 11-11-2002, 01:53 PM

LOL!!! Those two are so cute together. Shirley may start knocking on the door when she gets hungry or wants to visit Edwina. I can just see it: (tiny tap tap tap on door) Can Edwina come out to play? How bout a snack?

**Logan** · 11-11-2002, 02:08 PM

I think that is adorable, Sara!!!

**AmberLee** · 11-11-2002, 02:34 PM

So sweet!

**Miss Meow** · 11-11-2002, 03:57 PM

How cute - that last pic is a classic!

I remember I was on holidays in the US once and I saw some squirrels while walking around Harvard University. Everyone else was used to them, but I was following them everywhere, just amazed by the cute critters.

**Sudilar** · 11-11-2002, 04:11 PM

How adorable!!! My two would be trying to break the the glass to get at Shirley!!!

**NoahsMommy** · 11-11-2002, 04:20 PM

How funny. That's really cool Edwina and Shirley can just hangout and chat...our cats would freak out.

**Pam** · 11-11-2002, 04:40 PM

Edwina has Shirley and I think in the past we had Laverne!

We had a friendly little thing that always came up onto the deck and taunted Trevor and Andy through the glass. Then later on we found that we had a squirrel living in our attic!

It had gotten in through the attic fan! I got someone to come out and capture the little thing but apparently not before she gave birth to two little ones up there! They were driven far, far away from here and released. I wonder if they could have wandered to Chicago!

**Tubby & Peanut's Mom** · 11-11-2002, 05:05 PM

That is so funny that Shirley follows you around! We've got some squirrels around too, but they all run as soon as we open the door. And for some reason T & P never seem to see them, even though they are right outside the window.