The Upstairs Apartment in Lot 10

The squirrel population in the trailer park has been growing lately.


I talked with Mr. and Mrs. Scratch a couple days ago in reference to their recent move to the roof top location in Lot 10.

"We were evicted from our previous residence at 132 Oak Tree and just had to find a new place to live. With little ones on the way, you know, it wouldn't do at all for us to be stranded under a shed somewhere," says Mrs. Scratch.

"Yes. But the scary thing there is that these humans who live in the downstairs apartment have been heard talking about cutting down the branches from the maple tree that hang over the roof. That is our front door. Our front door and they are taking that away!" adds Mr. Scratch. "I don't know what we will do then. It will be a leap of faith, either from the electric lines or the neighbor's tree. We never expected this to happen to us. I just wanted a good home for my family."

Mrs. Scratch jumped in then. "And another thing about these humans. They are pounding on our floor all the time! When the babies were small it would wake them up out of a sound sleep and they would all be crying at once. And now it's just a nuisance. All that noise all the time. Between the kids playing catch with the acorns and the pounding on the floor. My nerves can't take too much more of it."

"The space is getting a little cramped though, dear," said Mr. Scratch. "You know it has just been getting smaller and smaller ever since you let your second cousin's aunt's best friend's kid move in with his family. Those birds take up more room than a missile. And they are just about as destructive! They have added more noise and annoyed the humans more than we have. I don't mean to frighten you, but I heard something about bb guns too. I think they mean to exterminate....oh! Dear, come back! It will be alright! Oh, come back..........."

Well, I guess I will leave them to settle their living problems. Obviously it's a tad hard for them and the stress is showing.

H. I. Storing