Good morning to all of you! Time for coffee and sitting on the deck to enjoy the beautiful morning! The sun has been shining all morning, the sky is an intense blue and it is quite warm. Especially on the deck which is in the sun right now. It can get quite hot on the deck when the sun shines directly on it.

Mica, the Red Squirrel is out here right now, in the walnut tree, chattering away. He is upset with something, though I have no idea what it is. Good, he has stopped now. They can be quite noisy at times. Could have been the neighbors cat he was scolding.

At least he warns everyone else that there is danger in the area. A little chipmunk has taken up the scolding now. Sounds like it is coming from where Skamper lives. I have not seen him around for a while now. But Pocket, GPS, Chester and Coffee are coming regularly now. Pocket and GPS are around the most.

I am including pics of them sitting on my knee. Unfortunately it was cloudy at the time so the color of their fur is not as bright as it should be. Looks a bit washed out. Pocket is definitely the largest of the chipmunks and he is the top chipmunk. All the others move out of his way, although Coffee will stand up to him most of the time.

This is Pocket, he is a bit on the chubby side. Sitting on my knee.

Chipmunks. Little things. But they have a huge personality and make friends easily with people. The ones here are Eastern Chipmunks, the largest of the chipmunk species. They are fun to have around, they like to play and crawl all over me.

Skamper1 and Rusty were my two friendliest chipmunks, but both are gone now. Chipmunks do not live very long. Pocket is my oldest chipmunk right now, this is his 4th summer. It is the third summer for Coffee.

This is GPS, he is one of the smallest of the group. Sitting on my knee.

Little things can bring a lot of happiness. Yet we often overlook little things as being not very important. Looks like the peanuts are gone once again so I must get some more for those little chipmunks. Have a fabulous Friday everyone and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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