Playing It Cool on a Hot Day

While eating lunch today, I spotted a reddish lump in the leafy heights of the back yard. Sure enough, it was a red squirrel.

Eventually it adjusted for more comfortable power-lounging — or, to use the technical term, splooting:

I know just how he feels. What a perfect way to experience a hot day!

Meanwhile, in the grass, a gray squirrel we’ve dubbed Stefan Spendidtail was in full sploot as well:

I’m not sure what they call a robin that’s tipsy from the heat, but this one seemed to be savoring the mere idea of the bird bath. It perched with this quizzical expression for several minutes before taking the plunge.