Squirrely

tail curved over back...
does it make you warmer?
squirrel on snowy branch

This is not as traditional as I would like it to be, but it gives the scene.

Sure, this was something that I saw, but I felt there was quite a bit in it, as well. On its surface, it's a pretty cute image: a squirrel eating in a snow-covered tree, its tail making a furry question mark, which is why I included a question.

I've always felt that people are most "themselves" when they eat... same thing for animals. Well, since it did snow (27 more snows to go), I wondered if the squirrel was any warmer, eating that way. I also thought about an interview I heard on public radio with a church leader who has been helping the homeless... including a mother and daughter he met at the trash dumpster behind the church. He heard the daughter first, asking, "Did you find anything for us to eat yet, Mommy?"

There are so many people who are in need of food, and warmth, and a helping hand. I know my own jobless situation (as painful as it is to me) could be so very much worse and that too many people do have it worse.

The squirrel reminded me of them, intent on the one meal, trying to stay warm, and looking for the next possibility.

May there be possibilities for us all.