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Where oh where to begin?

Let's see... According to the "Ubiquitous Weather Guy", New England is about 5 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year. (We've got another storm bearing down on us as I type.) Anyway, it looks like "Old Mr. Squirrel" was right that Winter ain't quite over yet.

But there is another issue beside the weather that deserves a bit of observation, and I'm not sure how to approach it tactfully. Let's just use the image above and see if we can't ease into this as gentlefolk...

No doubt you know of the rabbit's reputation for... ummm... reproductive expediency. (Oh if I could only write this in the voice of Andrew Dice Clay, this would be the shortest and funniest post ever.)

Anyway, I glanced out the kitchen window the other day, and there were two squirrels fussing and fretting on the deck railing. Though upon quicker observation, it became apparent that they weren't exactly fussing and fretting. (I say "quicker" because the entire honeymoon seemed to last all of about 5 seconds.)

Sure enough, the next day, two more squirrels were having a "Barry White" moment... But just for a moment....

Observations and studies:

• Gray squirrels mate twice a year (Spring and end of Summer) and have a total of 4 to 10 kittens per year
• Squirrels begin mating around one year of age, and can live as long as ten years
• Squirrels certainly don't need Viagra, but they could use a workshop on slowly developing that "magic moment"

See you by the feeders, and I'll be blushing...

CapeCodAlan

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