Squirrel!

Ben wants to get rid of all the squirrels in our yard. I think it's a fool's task because there are millions of squirrels in Austin-- at any given moment you can probably spy at least 3, just in your line of sight. But he's told the boys he will pay them to trap and remove squirrels, and they are thrilled to give it a try. Yesterday Joseph and Mosey set out a plate of peanut butter and sunflower seeds and observed as some of the local squirrels came to inspect. Once they knew the squirrels were attracted, Joseph set up his trap. This morning around 8:00 Joseph was looking out the window and watched as his very first squirrel crept into the trap, sprung the catch and was caught! It didn't take long for Sandy to realize what had happened and she went absolutely crazy inside the house, barking and scratching at the doors and windows. Ben let her outside, thinking she'd take a look at the squirrel, get it out of her system, and then lose interest. Ah, not so. I've never seen Sandy that agitated. Poor squirrel!!!! Ben eventually put the cage in the garage and later in the afternoon we took it down to the golf course lake and let it go.

Here's the incredible footage of Sandy and the squirrel.  :-)



And, the release: