A Squirrely Situation

Well we have quite the amusing story progressing out here on the ranch! Kris has been breaking his back putting out hay rolls for erosion mitigation (this is much more complex than it sounds!) and we seem to have a little squirrel that’s bound and determined to store his winter acorn stash in our hay rolls. When Kris went to pull down a roll of hay, he discovered a large pile of acorns were hidden in between the layers. He carefully tried to pour the acorns out in a pile on the ground for the squirrel to relocate them. A couple days later, he found that not only had the squirrel put the acorns BACK in the hay stacks, but he was now working on a second pile! Of course I felt really bad moving his acorns after he worked so hard for them, so Kris took pity on the squirrel and has now designated a roll of hay, covered in a tarp, to secure his winter bounty! We’re hoping he takes the hint!