Green Tambourines, Orange Tangerines, and Loose Turpentine.
It’s not easy braving the world’s wicked ends, and yet it’s natural for me. Being a small rodent doesn’t make it easy but I manage. And yet I cant manage the fact that I went out to collect acorns and ended up here, in all places. As a squirrel it only ever got to go one of two ways: you either shake the tree or the tree shakes you. And somehow, I’m doing both at the same time.
There’s well known secrets about us squirrels, like the whole acorn thing and living in human parks across the world but there are some things left to be told. For instance, we organize as a species. Shaking up the tree is sort of jargon but truth be told, it refers to our Head tree, a central forest in North America, where everything squirrel comes forth from. Unfortunately, if you aren’t visiting as a guest, you’re there for the harvest. Certain acorns aren’t
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I tend to keep to my own neck of the woods but now it’s harvest, and the Head tree has come to reap what I’ve sown.
Several years ago, I noticed a peculiar anomaly in my dinner one evening. A stock of acorns from a patch of trees far west, a gift gone gonzo in hindsight. After consuming half of a shell, certain parts of my mind began to flourish in ways I couldn’t properly conceive. I order more, and attempted to break their secrets to discover that they were from distant lands I failed to recognize. However, I noticed their tell-tale odor when split in half was most recognizable, something like sage. I kept a clutch, hidden for years. And now I’m looking into it again. With help.
I never thought things like this were possible. Predators have always been difficult, but isn’t it cunning, isn’t it skill, the very tools used against us, ours to use as well? What the head Tree is attempting to do, isn’t any of those
Colorado, known for the Rocky Mountains, is a gorgeous place to be. The wildlife filled rectangular state covers 104,185 square miles. In the black timber, it is dark and silent, not a sound to be heard. The pine trees are so thick it blocks most of the sunlight from entering, only to see about seventy-five yards in front of myself. The terrain is rough and almost straight up and down, but the elk love it because it is a challenge for hunters to see them. As I walk my favorite ridgeline in the black timber, I watch for the slightest movement and listen for the smallest crack. Watching thirteen-lined ground squirrels run around and chase each other can be humorous sometimes to watch them fall down from the trees. I wait patiently for the chance
“No green leaves, but rather black in color, no smooth branches, but twisted and entangled, no fruit, but thorns of poison bloomed instead.” (XIII, 4) No longer humans, but trees, they stand in a fruitless wood, being eaten by half-woman, half-bird creatures called
Unlike many other rodents the flying squirrel does not hibernate. Instead they group together during the winter and cold month’s to maintain warmth. Northern flying squirrels usually communicate with a soft low chirp but also cluck just like other squirrels when distressed. These squirrels also use scent and touch to communicate with one another; utilizing their excellent senses of hearing, smell, vision, and touch to correspond with the signals they emanate. “A major food source for the squirrels are mycorrhizal fungi (truffles) of many different species, though they also eat lichens, mushrooms, all mast-crop nuts, tree sap, insects, carrion, bird eggs and nestlings, buds and flowers. The squirrels are special in that they can find truffles by olfaction, which is the use of smell. They also seem to use clues such as the presence of wood debris, indicating a decaying log, and spatial memory of locations where truffles were found in the past. The northern flying squirrel is also known to stash food for when food supplies are lower such as in the winter. These caches can be in cavities in trees, as well as in the squirrels' nest, or even within the ground. Lichens and seeds are the commonly stored items” (9). Yet in this relationship the most important functions of this squirrel are to provide food for the owls, and in addition, to greatly
One of the reasons I am going for Drum Major this year is because of the growth that I have seen from the current DM’s throughout their high school careers. I met Emma, Madeline, and Tabby as a freshman and seeing how much they would mature to become strong, independent leaders is something I never initially expected. The personal growth that one gains from leadership is one of the reasons why I believe everyone should experience a leader position at least once in their lifetime. From my year as Drill Instructor, I was able to learn quite an impressive amount, however I believe that I still have quite a ways to go before I am satisfied with my skills as a leader. One of my aspirations is to become a Doctor and have the opportunity to help those
I would like to start by saying I would like to say that being the drum major for our marching band would be an absolute honor. Being Drum Major is one of the most important jobs during this wonderful season and would need to be under great care - which I think I’m capable of. This position is one that I’ve cared about since I first stepped out onto the marching field. I’ve always been inspired to be a leader and to endure the heavy, yet rewarding responsibility. So, what leadership would I bring to the field if I were selected as Drum Major? If I were selected, I would lead by setting an example, yet staying humble, and charismatic.
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Colorado, known for the Rocky Mountains, is a gorgeous place to be. The rectangular state rich with wildlife, covers 104,185 square miles. In the black timber, it is dark and silent, not a sound to be heard. The thick pine trees block out most of the sunlight, only to see about seventy-five yards. The terrain is brutal, almost straight up and down, but the elk love it because it is a challenge for hunters to see them. As I walk my favorite ridgeline in the black timber, I watch for the slightest movement and listen for the smallest crack. Watching thirteen-lined ground squirrels run around and chase each other can be humorous when they fall down from trees. My adrenaline pumps and heart races at a million miles per hour as I wait patiently
Usually when people think of sports they usually think of Football, Baseball, Basketball, any sport that is widely broadcasted on television and sponsored around states and cities, and even countries; however, those are mainly the most popular sports. People interpret the word “sport” as a term that requires an abundance of endurance and energy, using physical and mental skills to further better themselves at said sport. There is a lot of controversy over whether high school marching band and drum corps is a sport, most people claiming that it doesn’t because it’s “elegant” and “more of a performance” still, aren’t all sports a performance? Coaches in most sports ask for the best and make a person work for their spot,
The reason I would love to play for Risen Drums is because of the quality, effort, passion, and love for God that the company holds. Risen Drums is unlike any other drum company. I love how every thing built is custom and has had a great amount of time and effort put into it to bring the best quality and look possible. I really enjoy that there is a company representing Jesus Christ, and is unashamed to proclaim his name. Everything about Risen Drums impresses me, and I would love to be apart of the family and represent such a great company. Majority of my playing time is done in a Church, Church conference, or Bible College so it would be great to bring Risen gear there. I know once all my friends see it and hear about the company and the
In 1997 Ostfield released a study demonstrating a significant positive relationship between the amount of acorns present within an area and the abundance of mice (1).
Finding the trail wasn’t particularly difficult, since I knew the campus from its sustainable farm to the music building overlooking its own lawn and pond; however, once I got there I was surprised. Right on the edge of the road, the forest had muses all around to draw inspiration from. I found myself transfixed by every little squirrel that would not run away from me, since I was in their world and not the other way around. Surrounded by an ocean of orange pine leaves, I wondered how much longer until fall would come and transform everything.
On Thursday, August 24, 2017 our science teacher, Ms. Cotter in room 152 San Elijo Middle School was doing a fun activity with us. She would explain what we were doing, and finally the time had come to do the activity. This activity was called the Pink Strings. The game objective is you and your partner would have two strings around your wrists and you would be tangled in them, but you could not take the strings of your wrist. So I decided to be partners with Noelle a friend of mine in this class. So we got set up and started to get out of the stings. This activity was hard for Noelle and I. We struggled for a while . 5 minutes later I stepped over Noelle, and remember you can't take your wrist out of the string, and we were apart. Noelle
In the beginning of the novel Tree-ear is a very intrigued, respectful, compassionate, and helpful young boy. When Min discovered him snooping around his yard admiring his creations, he called him a thief and started to whack him with his cane. Tree-ear was still respectful and bowed down and pleaded for
The idea that there are obstacles which can't be overcome is not part of Squirrel’s outlook on life, nor is giving up.
Overall, my observational data falls in line to previous research on urban squirrel behaviors and mating rituals. Much like the research conducted by Parker and Nilson, large amounts of aggression were found in the grey squirrel population in the Gainesville area. The aggression appeared to increase in the middle of the breeding season, as my results show, and this increased aggression may be since males and females must compete for access to reproductive resources like trees for nesting and mates to pass on their genetic information with. This aligns with the ideas proposed by Edelman and Koprowski. After the breeding season had ended, I noticed a decrease in aggression, as well as a decrease in mating chases, which aligns with previous research