If I was going to make a list of things that irritate Michael Schliefke, I would include in the top five: Squirrels. For no apparent reason he hates the furry little things (along with coffee, eggs, and the English).
That is why the children and I named our squirrel friend Michael Schliefke the Squirrel.
Michael Schliefke the Squirrel was first noticed getting up on my porch and stealing sunflower seeds out of a bag of bird seed. He is very bold and even though the birdseed is gone I still catch him up on the porch whenever I suddenly open the door. Sometimes he just sits there for a minute looking at me as if to say, "Where is it?".
So instead of murdering him by drowning or electrocution, like Micheal Schliefke the human would have done, I named him and bought him this strange feeder (see below) and a giant chunk of corn/birdseed.
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