One of the delights of trail riding is observing nature at her best!  On the rides in the Sandia Mountains we typically see the Abert Squirrel.  My first exposure to one of them was on my third story deck hopping around and making a nest of the chair cushions.   It was amazing that this little critter climbed the stucco exterior of the house 35 feet straight up.  Of course I was worried that he couldn’t get down so I supplied him with peanuts, bird food and water.  He visited 2 days and then disappeared, fortified with the gourmet food I furnished!  I always kid about Linda’s Bed and Breakfast in the mountains, I guess that goes for squirrels too!

These squirrels prefer the nuts, seeds and  bark of the Ponderosa tree.  Although they exist in our area there are not any very close to our house.  My little visitor must have possessed a wanderlust spirit.  I hope he made it back to the Ponderosa forest!