Welcome back my friend, thanks for visiting! ๐
Smudge is at least two, maybe three-years-old...I'll have to look through more of my past posts to be sure. She was quite shy at first, but once she realized we'd stop the pigeons from stealing all her treats, she started getting bolder. The first time she jumped from the ground into my lap, I was so excited and happy. The only thing better than that is when she trusted me enough to pet her and pick her up. That was absolutely awesome! ๐
We only name the ones that have distinguishing marks, like Smudge, has a big black birthmark "smudge" on her left cheek, that is very noticeable while she's eating, especially when her mouth if filling up. The rest them just get called chipmunk or squirrel, until they do something that helps us tell them apart from the others. ๐
She and all her chipmunk pals will be back hanging out with us as soon as the snow's gone...probably around end of March-April, she and all her friends will come looking for treats to restock all their hiding spots for next fall. I'll be sure to let you know when there are more pictures of her to be found in my future posts. Until then, there are my posts from last summer to look through and find many pictures of her and her friends to enjoy. ๐
God bless you and yours. Have an awesome day my fabulous friend! ๐