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Sep. 2nd, 2024 09:53 amThere was a squirrel on the peanut cylinder yesterday morning. I growled at it and it went away, but I later witnessed it twice jump up to our dining room window sill, leap across to the dustbin lid baffle, and thence to the tasty fudz. It—I say this cautiously—*seems* to be the only one that does this. It has the most magnificent tail! The tail is almost as broad as its sturdy little body.
I wonder if squirrel tail size is in some way an indicator of intelligence? I've read—on the internet, so take it with as much salt as you please—that a cat's whisker count is an indication of smarts. A sixty-whisker cat is likely to be opening refrigerator doors and deconstructing the house defences. So maybe squirrel tail size can show us which squirrels are going to acquire more peanuts?
A different squirrel, thwarted by the baffle, ran off and investigated the squirrel food holder (it was empty). As that one had a squitty little tail, my hypothesis is probably wrong. I mean, it was a smart thing to do, really!
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My chorus just had a coaching weekend. We had a performance coach to help us work on our convention numbers, and it was a surprisingly moving experience. I teared up at least three times. Some of us went to the Belgian Monk for dinner afterwards, and I enjoyed a magnificent roast pork belly with serious crackling, plus a couple of raspberry beers.
On Sunday, we had a consolidation-and-costume session, where we all got to see what everyone else is wearing. We were all so worn out from Saturday that we got to go home a couple of hours earlier than planned!
I wonder if squirrel tail size is in some way an indicator of intelligence? I've read—on the internet, so take it with as much salt as you please—that a cat's whisker count is an indication of smarts. A sixty-whisker cat is likely to be opening refrigerator doors and deconstructing the house defences. So maybe squirrel tail size can show us which squirrels are going to acquire more peanuts?
A different squirrel, thwarted by the baffle, ran off and investigated the squirrel food holder (it was empty). As that one had a squitty little tail, my hypothesis is probably wrong. I mean, it was a smart thing to do, really!
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My chorus just had a coaching weekend. We had a performance coach to help us work on our convention numbers, and it was a surprisingly moving experience. I teared up at least three times. Some of us went to the Belgian Monk for dinner afterwards, and I enjoyed a magnificent roast pork belly with serious crackling, plus a couple of raspberry beers.
On Sunday, we had a consolidation-and-costume session, where we all got to see what everyone else is wearing. We were all so worn out from Saturday that we got to go home a couple of hours earlier than planned!
