My 2D homies

[Jade]

We'll probably dump a a few dozen pounds of seed at the base of the maple before we go at the end of the month - that should hopefully be a sufficient amount to help them get through the rest of the winter. There's a giant oak tree across the street as well that I know a bunch of acorns are buried underneath for when the ground softens again. Squirrels are most resourceful at gathering food, I'm just trying to give them some of that leisure that we all enjoy so much, so they can do cute things like have little seances and and try to climb in my house to look for more yummy food. This house will be vacant for a while while it gets ready to be sold, in the springtime the plants from last year will start to come up in the garden which will give the little ones some other things to snack on. And I'll just continue my prayers and intentions that someone who is benevolent to animals will find this place where they have already been somewhat tamed by love.

And yes it's been fairly mild up until now here as welll, but I felt the urgency to get feed at the cold snap because of the two who are ill. I read up on squirrel diseases and whether it is mange or mites, most squirrels' immune systems naturally combat the issue (as they are communal and something contagious like mites/mange could wipe out a whole colony). The biggest danger is exposure - they have exposed skin. So I just wanted to be sure that the two, especially, didn't have to venture too far to look for food, to avoid frostbite on their bald little ears and cheeks.