Alphie got in trouble this week.

October 29 -  Superstorm Sandy hits NYC We were badly hit by Sandy here in New York City, especially those of us who live in what was call...

Hurricane Sandy is on the way . I hang out with my special little friends for a while this afternoon. The wind is already starting to pick u...

  Mmm... M&M's   yup... demon squirrel When witches go riding, and black squirrels are seen, and the moon laugh...

This is Sweetie She has a name now. Getting named is not so much an honor as an indication of a relationship with me. I started paying...

One of Spunky's babies that we haven't seen before (click to enlarge an image)   teething time

  Hawk gawking and a whole lot of squawking going on It was a beautiful October Sunday today. The weather couldn't be nicer - sun...

On the day following  "The End of the World", I walked around looking for changes to the environment.

It was a beautiful October morning, and there was not a single squirrel in sight. It seemed like they had all gone into hiding.

Once upon a time there was a funny little squirrel who seemed to have a spell cast on her that was preventing her from leaving the fence...

That is one big bird eyeing my stash  

Who Shot Ya? PBS Shot Me!   We received this nice surprise from a photographer who recently stumbled upon this blog : Ever since I ...

A lovely autumn afternoon, perfect for roaming about, checking things out.

A peek inside the squirrel n ursery reveals the latest arrivals:  two adorable baby squirrels who have both lost their mothers. (click to en...

It all came to an end today, when the Autumn Equinox marked our passage into autumn. Equinox comes from Latin meaning "equal" ...

Hello World The other day I had a delightful encounter with a new PCV resident who was very inquisitive about squirrels. He had recentl...

"Never again war, adventure without return, spiral of struggle and violence, never this war in the Persian Gulf . . . threat to y...

Bernard Goetz Gets a Special Visit on Saturday Night       It was 8pm on  Saturday night. There was a knock at the door and ...

has to be Spunky...   Spunky's pregnant again!

  A soldier of Belarus and his squirrel I love the pictures of this adorable red squirrel.   "Daddy" is ...

WHAT!!? Somebody wants to eat me? There's a piece in the Post this week about this Brooklynite who says he likes to barbecue  squi...

On August 31 we have the second Full Moon of the month. Sooo, you know what that means -- the moon on the 31st is indeed a "Blue Moon...

  On the Ground  activists show how it's done! The Risk The Reward

As the beastly hot summer slouches towards Labor Day, a few fond reminiscences are in order.  Even though it was largely a disappointm...