One of my favourite knitting blogs to read is the Yarn Harlot’s. While she is a fellow Canadian, she lives approximately 3400km from where I do. Why then, do we seem to have the same squirrel problems?

Today was a nice, sunny day. I decided to open our balcony door to get some air. This door doesn’t stay open by itself, it needs to be propped. The big box that holds it all the way open wasn’t handy, so I stuck a small box it it, so it wouldn’t shut. Normally this door gets propped wide open when it is nice out. The rectractable screen door was open when I opened the door, because I’d been going in and out the past few days with plants. But for whatever reason, I decided to close the screen today.

A little later, I’m sitting on the couch reading, and I hear a noise from outside. Then I notice a SQUIRREL seemingly HOVERING in my doorway.

It must have been the wool fumes. I bought yarn today for the first time in a year and a half. Squirrels like yarn. Who knew?

I used to think squirrels were cute. Now I see them for what they really are: rats with hairy tails that just want to steal our yarn.

Luckily my iPhone was on the coffee table next to me so I could get pictures. I closed the inner door and then knocked on it to scare it away. What would have happened if I hadn’t closed the screen? My boyfriend says I would’ve had to put on my big girl pants and chased it out. I think I might have been more likely to lock myself in the bathroom.