This evening we experienced probably a once in a lifetime event, at least for us. Our friend (and he also happens to be our pastor!) and his girls had come by our house and Woody and Arden were outside with them. I looked out the window and to my surprise, I saw a baby white squirrel (I'll come back to the white squirrel part) literally walking into the hands of G. I put my shoes on and ran outside and yes, the cutest little squirrel you have ever seen was sitting in the hands of the girls! He was so cute, in fact, that I had to hold him as well! We decided that he must have fallen out of his nest and though G. tried to let him climb back onto the tree, he kept coming back to the humans! So the G. family, being somewhat wildlife rescue experts (I'm not kidding!), took him home to keep him safe until he gets bigger and then will bring him back to our yard to join his family once again. The girls named him Smokey, which we thought appropriate with his coloring. It was a really strange and cool experience, and though our girls didn't want to touch the squirrel, they thought he was really great. And can I say again, he was so cute!! Well, back to the "white" part...the first time we ever looked at what was to become our house, we saw a pure white squirrel up in a tree. I thought he was a statue until he moved. Since then, we've come to love our white squirrels that live in our yard and the neighboring lot and don't mind the occasional stopped cars, even garbage trucks and cameras of those who are intrigued. There were about 4 of these squirrels, and since the summer, we've seen new young ones emerge. Only a couple are pure white and the rest are white and gray, like Smokey. He's the youngest one we've seen and now we're keeping our eyes peeled for any possible siblings! Isn't God an awesome Creator?!
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