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Squirrel in
My Yard

Middle-aged man in pink shirt standing inside kitchen looking out the window at a squirrel in the yard
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There's a squirrel in my yard on this fall day.

I watch from my kitchen as he eats nuts and plays.

Close-up of a grey squirrel looking directly at the viewer with a curious expression
2 / 10

Who are you squirrel, I just want to know?

A grey haired friend or a long-tailed foe?

A plain grey squirrel sitting smugly in the middle of a neat suburban yard surrounded by many empty yards
3 / 10

Why pick my yard when there are so many?

My life was simple, now complicated.

Middle-aged man in pink shirt and dark tie staring obsessively out the kitchen window at a squirrel
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There's a squirrel in my life on this fall day.

I watch from my kitchen as he eats nuts and plays.

A grey squirrel perched dramatically high on a tree branch like a performer on a stage
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He's on the tree now, like he's a big star.

Really squirrel, just who do you think you are?

Father and son squirrels side by side with a rat nearby in an autumn yard
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Your dad was a squirrel, and his dad before that.

And your mom could almost pass for a rat.

Middle-aged man in pink shirt with serious unsmiling expression gripping his head while squirrel eats calmly outside
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There's a squirrel in my head on this fall day.

I watch from my kitchen as he eats nuts and plays.

Middle-aged man in pink shirt leaning out of kitchen window shouting at a squirrel who ignores him
8 / 10

I open my window and let out a shout.

"Move on now squirrel, I mean it, get out"

Middle-aged man in pink shirt angrily punching the glass door while squirrel below sits with its back turned ignoring him
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Don't you ignore me, oh no, don't you dare!

Don't make me come out there, damnit, I swear.

A man with a squirrel head wearing a pink shirt and dark tie — the transformation is complete
10 / 10

I have become a squirrel on this fall day.

A man watches from his kitchen as I eat nuts and play.

— The End —