The Squirrel

We usually keep our 2nd floor apartment balcony door open during the warm afternoons. Because we're on the 2nd floor we never usually get anything bug unwelcome bugs and house flies. But imagine our surprise today when leaving a baloney sandwich on the coffee table in the living room. This big red squirrel was caught munching on the baloney as we came back into the living room. It was a surreal moment. The squirrel, caught, unsure what to do, just stared back while in mid-bite. We tried to chase him out but he ended up going towards the hallway to a bedroom. We quickly cut him off and he bounced back onto the balcony. But this squirrel wasn't going anywhere. We went to the balcony and we caught the little fucker sitting right on the padded chair on our balcony. He jumped on the table to get a good look at us.... then we closed the balcony door a little bit and he ran down to take one last peek at the sandwich that was still in the living room. It was almost like this little guy was domesticated! He bounced from the balcony down to the ground. Amazing.