The Black Squirrel

Tonight I got home from work.  I thought about mowing the lawn.  So when I got to the kitchen I asked my canary (yes, I talk to my canary) "Do I look capable of mowing the lawn right now?"  Before my canary could answer my eyes caught sight of something in the back yard and I was distracted.  The black Squirrel!  I have heard about this elusive black squirrel.  My neighbors and I talk about things like black squirrels, the occupancy rates of our bat houses (mine is 0% occupied and theirs is full), buckthorn, garlic mustard, turkey sightings, deer sightings, red shouldered hawk sightings, great crested fly catcher sightings and fox sightings.  The black squirrel has hung around their house for six months.  And although I glanced at the black squirrel at their house, I had never really seen it until today in the grass under my bird feeder. I went to get my camera.  When I got back the black squirrel was a foot off the ground hanging onto my basswood tree. I turned on my camera and zoomed my lens.  When I focus on the tree the black squirrel has disappeared.  Oh, the elusive black squirrel. I hope to see you again.  By the time I changed into my mowing clothes, rain had started to fall.  Thank you Mother Nature!  I really didn't want to mow anyway tonight.