Monday, September 22, 2008

How Did They Find Out?



Who told them? Regardless of the fabulous weather and blue skys today, at 11:44 AM it changed from Summer to Autumn. I have taken to eating lunch out on the deck, but I was not alone.A new neighbor moved into the area - this Chipmunk! I guess he/she decided lunch time was a chance to eat. I watched it for the longest time when I realized what it was doing.

Ol' Chipmunk Cheeks was really eating. Apparently someone mentioned that it was Autumn and that meant that Winter was closer rather than further. Time after time, the cheek stretched to capacity as they filled up with sunflower seeds. After about five minutes, all I'd see was :

as Chipmunk Cheeks headed down the woods path to stockpile food over Winter and next Spring. Maybe the animals know something about Winter that we don't - Will somebody please tell us?




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