I like to think the squirrel is the mother kissing her kitten son goodbye on his first day to school.

Clearly this picture was taken during a tiny squirrel snowball fight.

This baby squirrel suffered injuries to her leg and was separated from her mother when she fell from a tree – and she is not even three weeks old. The grey squirrel, called Violet, endured the ordeal when the branch her nest (known as a drey) was laying on was cut down. Fortunately, the couple cutting down the tree spotted Violet and immediately phoned the Wildlife Aid Foundation for advice on what to do. The foundation, based in Leatherhead, Surrey, took her in, bandaged her leg, and have been feeding her a special milk formula, similar to that her mother would have provided.

Picture: Tim Goode/Solent News & Photo Agency.

Someone needs to make a new version of the Prince song Raspberry Beret:

“She wore an acorn beret, the kind you find in a winter food store…”

Roses are Red. Violets are Blue. And Squirrels want to snuggle with you.

Well, they’re no Cheese Nips, but he’ll take it.

“Curses! You darn Chipmunks and this magical force field! You haven’t seen the last of me, I’ll get you one day!”

Submitter Deborah says:

Gracie the cat watches the squirrels and chipmunks on our deck.

-Deborah

This magnificent ground squirrel, who nommed his way through the competition at record speeds.

Lettuce all offer the winner our congratulations.

Photo via mikehirata on Flickr