Everyday rain or shine for the past year br The same grey squirrel scratches at the eaves of my roof br He is trying to gain access to my attic br Where he can breed more scratching rodents br The life expectancy of a squirrel being that of a year or two br He has much work to attend to while… br His mate gathers nuts from the Pecan tree that overhangs the roof br Their children hurriedly bury the freshly hulled nuts in the ground below br From the sharp shooting eyes of the many Crows br Perched next door in the Magnolia tree just waiting for them to leave br I sit in my chair and type my will and epitaph br Leaving my nuts to Godbr br Ted Sheridanbr br