I can't believe it's been so long since I last blogged. My attempt at doing this regularly fell by the wayside when life got super busy. The last 6 weeks have been so full of emotions that my head is spinning just thinking of them. One of these days I will blog about it, but I just need to time be with my thoughts and process. So while I process how about a little share of backyard wildlife?

June has not been the best weather month in Northern Virginia this year. Between rain, and heat & humidity that is usually reserved for late summer, it's not been a little brutal. Add to the mix David having surgery and we have not ventured anywhere to enjoy some wildlife photography. In my attempt to turn lemons in to lemonade, I have been trying to remind myself of how much I love the local wildlife that visits my back yard. Birds, bunnies, lizards, turtles, ground hogs, and squirrels! I know many people view squirrels as pesky tree rats that steal the seeds they leave out for birds, but quite honestly I love them. We don't have tons of squirrels running around, so I really get excited when one visits my deck and partakes in some of seeds and nuts that I've left out. I love watching their little paws bring the food up to their mouths and some of the looks you get out squirrels are pretty funny. I've been slowly trying to gain a little trust from the two squirrels that frequent my deck Don't worry, I have no plans on trying to domesticate my wild little buddies, I just want to be able to photograph them through a cracked sliding door instead of a dirty window. I think we made a little progress this week.

I don't have any super cool animal photos to share this week, but I hope you enjoy the pics of my little squirrel friend.