We had a visitor!

If I have something to do that doesn't require the computer, I often sit on my couch that's right across from one of our sliding glass doors that lead on to our deck. The bird feeder is right at this corner of the deck, so I enjoy watching the birds come and go. I'd love to post some pics of the various birds we get - cardinals, tufted titmice, chickadees, house finches, sparrows, juncos, even a blue jay! - but they're too quick for me and my not-so-awesome camera. The zoom on my camera leaves a lot to be desired, as do my skills, but that's okay. I enjoy watching them nonetheless. Obviously, we also get a bunch of squirrels, but they are too heavy for the feeder, and it closes up on them (the jay has this problem, too, incidentally).

So, as I sat there reviewing My's proposal, I caught motion out of the corner of my eye. What to my wondering eyes should appear, but this little cutie:

It's what's colloquially known as a chipmunk, but is, of course, a type of squirrel. Completely adorable!

We've seen them scurrying about, but this is the first time I got a good long look at one. He was scoping out the deck and picking up all the spilled seed. I'm perfectly fine with this, because if he cleans up after the birds, that means fewer seeds to potentially sprout into weeds in my beds.