Playful Squirrels
By 5th House
@5thHouse (1678)
Sheffield, England
October 8, 2016 8:55am CST
I took this photograph on a weekend break in Norfolk. We had just been to a tea shop and were passing a rather picturesque churchyard when we noticed several squirrels running up and down the gravestones. They seemed to be having lots of fun and what might be considered quite a sombre place to humans was clearly an excellent adventure playground for them.
It felt a little incongruous to witness so much activity in such a quiet, still place, but it was quite pleasing too, a sign that life goes on.
I quite enjoy wandering around a graveyard. I know a lot of people find them rather creepy places, but to me there's usually just a feeling of calm. I enjoy reading the headstones too and often think about the stories behind the people who are laid to rest there.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Oct 16
To a squirrel, the graveyard is just a nice place to live.
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@moffittjc (121482)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Oct 16
Those damn British squirrels look just like our American ones! lol They sure are busy little critters, aren't they?
I love graveyards, for exactly the reason you described. I will walk around and look at the gravestones, and think about the story behind those gravestones. I bet there are a lot of interesting lives that were lived, and probably some pretty wonderful stories as well
@JudyEv (338368)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Oct 16
Squirrels don't know about graveyards and I guess they just regard them as great playgrounds.
@CelticSoulSister (1640)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
8 Oct 16
They're lovely. There are a lot of squirrels (foxes and badgers too) where I live and I often see them scampering around with things like carrots in their mouths.....either my neighbours have been feeding them - which of course I'm OK with - or they've been scavenging through the rubbish bins.
