Dear Friends,
As I was driving to work today, I began to wonder why the local wildlife seems to spend so much time on and around the roads. I had not even made it out of the driveway when a squirrel darted out of the neighbor's yard and across our street and right in the path of my car! Luckily for the little fellow, I was not yet at cruising speed and could stop for him. One squirrel has been saved by my newly installed brakes! I started down the road and to my surprise I encountered at least 5-6 more squirrels darting about, either crossing the road or having a leisurely lunch on the warm pavement. It was not only squirrels that seemed attracted to the roadsides today. I also saw at least 2 groundhogs and even a deer munching on something next to the road.
As I drove, I pondered why so many animals would hang around such a dangerous place as the road. Don't they see their fallen comrades laying silently nearby? Then it dawned on me, we were providing them an amazing service. What might be the hardest thing for a squirrel to do? Why, it must be to crack open a nut! What happens when we drive our cars over these very nuts? We crack them open! How wonderful it must be for a squirrel, groundhog or a deer to have lunch and have to work so little for it. In their minds, they must thank us. Right after they catch their breath and their heartbeat returns to normal.
Inkeeper
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