Fall is my favorite time of year. Just recently things are starting to feel fall like. It took a lot longer than usual here. I feel the pride thing, its part of life and hard one to swallow when things like that happen.
Speaking of squirrels I witnessed a hawk take one out on the property. Second time, first was a sparrow. The hawk may be around for awhile now that it has got some food. Expected I guess I live in Hawkeye state.
I think Fall is my second favorite next to Spring. It took longer here as well. We had a hawk or some type of birfd of prey around here a while back. Scared the crap out of me once because it swooped out of the trees in the neighbors yard and right over the top of us by about 6 feet.