Tiny doesn't need a Chaperone!

Big Mama thinks I'm ready to be outside by myself for the day. Again, the rest of the family is not so happy about it. I think I'll be OK. I've been exercising and practicing my climbing. When a cat's in the yard and the other squirrels sound the alarm, I know that I need to run to the highest spot in the tree.



The first thing that I do is have a hearty breakfast. Squirrels eat a lot because we need lots of energy to do all of that climbing. A squirrel NEVER skips a meal!



I feel proud that Big Mama trusts me to be careful. When it gets close to the time for the big warm circle in the sky to go to sleep, I sit in the tree and wait for one of the family to come get me. I climb into the cage and have a nice meal before hitting the sack for the night.



After a long day in the trees I am tired, but very, very happy.

Tiny is gaining confidence.

Well after many more trial runs, Big Mama and the rest of the family feel pretty good about me being outside at least for a little while longer. I spend more and more time out there every day (supervised, of course). My teeth have grown enough that I can start eating crunchier food. If there's one thing that squirrels love, it's crunchy food!



I've even started trying to climb the trees. I'm still not really good at it, but practice makes perfect. It makes my new family a little nervous. Especially the 3 P's and Big Papa. They're worried that one day I will go up a tree and never come back.



I guess they don't know how important family is to me, especially since I lost my first one. I've realized that we belong together even if we don't look, talk, or act alike. Other people may see us and think we're crazy, but Big mama says that "family is like a quilt. The fabric may be sewn together with cuckoo colors and weird shapes, but so long as it keeps you warm, it works".



I don't know about you, but as you can tell by this picture of me in my bed with just my eye and my tail showing, I like being warm.