Tom, disney princess

Tom might be the next Disney princess. Wherever he goes, he's surrounded by chattering forest creatures.

The whole thing began when Tom started to sit out on the deck with a three pound bag of trail mix. He bought the trail mix without checking the ingredients and sulfites is like the third ingredient listed. I refused to eat it and I guess Tom followed my lead.

So he sits out on the deck feeding forest creatures trail mix. It's like the bosom of Abraham if you're a rodent:

Tom feeds forest creatures

Mostly Tom was feeding this one squirrel. When he first started feeding him/her, the squirrel was really a sad sack of squirrel. It had a giant weeping welt on its one side that was a total open wound. The squirrel was also a skinny with bedraggled fur.

Tom also fed a few chipmunks. 

He refused to feed the other squirrels, who he claimed were mean to his squirrel.

Many days I find Tom outside feeding his new friends. One afternoon, he told me that his squirrel now refuses to eat raisins. The squirrel leaves them, discarded. But it really likes cranberries, this squirrel. OMG it's a diva.

Tom outside in all weather with his trail mix

Recently I went outside and took a good look at Tom's squirrel:

Tom's squirrel has become a chunker

This squirrel is now the fattest squirrel I ever saw. It's amazing what three pounds of trail mix will do to a squirrel's waistline. Tom's squirrel probably packed on a quarantine fifteen. Ounces. Which probably doubled his body weight considering we're talking squirrel proportions here.

Also Tom's squirrel has turned into a bully. Tom says when he walks out on the deck, his squirrel comes running and if any other squirrel's show up, his squirrel cleans their clocks. It's busier than a one legged man in a kicking contest this one. It bares its little claws and teeth. 

This is a no peanut left behind situation.

Also, it's possible the squirrel may become immortal given how many sulfites it has consumed.