The other day Chip and Dale here were chasing each other around the large pine tree in front of my house. Up and down the tree. Across and around the trunk. Back and forth across branches. All over the damn tree.

Needless to say, Mak & Fil, safely locked away inside the apartment, we're freaking out, but then we know how they feel about squirrels. They were running back and forth between their condo in front of the balcony and the little window in my bedroom to get the best view and to patch any holes in our outer defenses.

There is all sorts of animal activity around the apartment these days. I saw a family of ducks with 12 new ducklings waddling across the lawn when I came home last night. There are tons and tons of squirrels. Birds are all over the place. If I could let Mak & Fil out unsupervised they'd come home with all sorts of presents for me.