Chipmunk Envy

Image: Hidey chippy. Can you spot the chipmunk? She is fat-cheeked and hiding under the hydrangea blossoms.

Sadly, however, this is NOT MY YARD. I took this picture while out on a brief, lunchtime walk with Shawn. Since the pandemic started, we have taken to hopping in the car and driving to different parts of St. Paul to, as my family might have said while I was growing up, "snoot at" houses. Snooting, in our family parlance, was not really snooping or being snotty, but more being just a little too curious about how other people live. I have always enjoyed snooting, and so we make it part of our day to wander around and comment on cool architectural features and nifty gardens. I have been posting pictures over at Facebook, if you are curious where our walks take us.

Today, we were over in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood, which is west of the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. It is one of those neighborhoods where all the lawns are expansive and all the houses are funky/cool, but also well-kept up. I guess, rich, in another word. Still, I don't see why rich people should get all the chipmunks.


Image: chipmunk scooting past a pile of compost bags someone has left at the top of their stairs.

So, I currently have a tab open that is entitled "How To Attract Chipmunks To Your Yard."  Someone tell me why this is a bad idea. I feel like this is probably a bad idea, but LOOK AT THE CUTENESS.