Too busy for cooking today unfortunately..but had a nice vegan soup at Diesel Cafe..a celery root with dried cranberries soup with some whole wheat bread. I hope to recreate it with the two celery roots that I got in my farm share pick up tonight.
Diesel Cafe was packed as always...
Mongolian masks on display..perfect for October and Halloween!
And finally on our walk back to the office past our apartment building on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue, she returned..and by she, I mean Squirrelly! Tah dah!
"Hi Guys! Where have you been?"
"Hi Guys! Where have you been?"
She recognized us right away and stopped her mushroom harvesting (really) to say hello. I haven't seen her in almost two months. I was getting worried. Her daughter has taken over the nest in the tree across the street and had babies. So Squirrelly is a grandma now. But I hadn't seen "Grandma" herself in a while. This is actually common though..in the five years that we've known her, we've always joked that she takes a vacation in August and September. We won't see her for weeks and then suddenly she will appear in October much to our relief. Here she is snacking on a wild mushroom that she just found.
People always ask us how we recognize her. We don't actually by sight most times (although if we study her face we can usually recognize her)..it's more based upon the fact that she comes bounding after us when she sees us. And of course, responds to me calling her name. Even after five years she still remembers.
In a neighbor's yard...
Our girl needs to fatten up for the winter..but she's working on it!
I finally got to say happy birthday to her in person. Happy fifth birthday my sweet little squirrel..wish you many more..
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Happy Birthday Squirrelly! We missed seeing you on our visits to Cambridge.
awwww, sooo cute. I love squirrels.
I wonder how long squirrels live? She's pretty rockin' to have made it this far! And since we always seem to post the same things on the same day, I have a squirrel pic up on my blog right now. Unfortunately the squirrel in my tree isn't so nice...he like to hang out and bark at me while I'm working at my computer!
Interesting mongolian masks. Nice to see Squirrelly.
celery root is a recent discovery for me. it's awesome as a raw salad too.
Oh, Happy Birthday, Squirrely!
I love squirrels, - only ours look different, - and don't seem to smart as the haven't used our squirrel feeder even once *wonders*...
Seems like birds forget much faster, - the ones we "rescued" would hang around for a few weeks and maybe return the first year after being set free,... but then... I am telling myself, they are just "forgetful"... I hope that's what's they are!
on a food note: I LOVE celery root, especially in salads or mashed potatoes. (but I'm allergic to them, - well, do I care? No, - I have a stuffy nose anyway...)
Gotta love the Diesel atmosphere!
That squirrel looks so cute!
Thanks for sharing .
Happy belated birthday, Squirrelly!! Awww, what a cutie! I wonder what she does and where she goes on her vacation time? A squirrelly retreat perhaps? :-)
Hmm.. interesting soup...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SQUIRRELLY! You volumptious sassy little minx you!
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