Mum has been feeding rodents of all kinds since first moving to North Kenai. The mice and shrews have hung out in the shop and the squirrels were outside. Or, so we assumed. Their antics have always kept us amused, but when Jon got to the attic of the garage... Amusement vanished.
Welcome to the Egbert Squirrel Subdivision. An entire expanse dedicated to the thriving lives of bushy tails living on the Pipeline road. Jonathan found this lovely partially finished dollhouse flipped by industrious fuzzy creatures. They fully insulated the first floor, leaving the upper one bare as a viewing platform.
Steve and Jon hauled away several truckloads of debris. Thankfully, most of it was empty boxes. Or what used to be empty boxes. The squirrely scallywags even filled in the fish box from a cannery we'd worked at, Cook Inlet Processing!
Mom saved every box from every appliance she owned. This lovely food saver box was recycled by the squirrels to store food in!!!! The little guys were definitely educated. They probably used some of her teaching materials, too.
A front and back outside view of the dollhouse. Janet worked very hard on this,. Oddly, the sealed box with dolls and furniture wasn't touched at all! It was even clean.
Steve and Jon used gloves and masks while working up there. Then, Steve decided to fix the entry and exit holes the creatures had chewed in the back wall. A great deal of brush needed moved out of the way. Also trees and bushes and the dish cables.
It is now Wednesday, about a week after this chronicle was photographed. The squirrels are annoyed they can't get in the attic, the internet is working, Steve and Jon are in Oregon, and the days are getting shorter after solstice. It is midnight and the sky is pink with the twilight.
(this picture was taken just at sunset around 1130 on Tuesday, Arness Dock)
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