My guitar fell over as I began to type. It's been standing against the wardrobe all day with not a hint of a wobble. Perhaps I type loudly .... 
What I was going to say was that I saw a truly magical incident in the back garden this morning. Through the back door I saw a squirrel cross from one side of the yard to the other and climb the fence, which is about 6ft high. It had almost got to the top when it looked up to see next door's 3-4 month old kitten looking down at it.
Their noses were almost touching. The kitten was looking at it more from curiosity than malice but the squirrel paused and I could just imagine it thinking: "Oh - - - Shit!" It then turned tail, ran down the fence, hurtled across the yard and out of sight.
Probably loses something in my recount but I am still smiling about it. The squirrel was lucky that the kitten was just curious; if either of their adult cats had been on the fence that unexpected encounter would have been its last.
Current mood: smug.
What I was going to say was that I saw a truly magical incident in the back garden this morning. Through the back door I saw a squirrel cross from one side of the yard to the other and climb the fence, which is about 6ft high. It had almost got to the top when it looked up to see next door's 3-4 month old kitten looking down at it.
Their noses were almost touching. The kitten was looking at it more from curiosity than malice but the squirrel paused and I could just imagine it thinking: "Oh - - - Shit!" It then turned tail, ran down the fence, hurtled across the yard and out of sight.
Probably loses something in my recount but I am still smiling about it. The squirrel was lucky that the kitten was just curious; if either of their adult cats had been on the fence that unexpected encounter would have been its last.
Current mood: smug.
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i was reading about the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film. apparently there is a scene featuring real squirrels, and the film crew were really pleased because theyTRAINED THE SQUIRRELS TO CRACK NUTS. what the? isnt that er, what squirrels do anyway?!