My favorite squirrel girl bagged a load of nuts today.

Freddie ran right over when I went outside to plant kale and Swiss chard seeds. She circled back when I pruned my shrub roses. She knows a sucker when she sees one.

As I wrapped up my outdoor work, Sucker #2, my husband, Iggy, emerged to clean and refill the bird baths, restock the Squirrel Palace and our bird feeders, and dispense nuts to a certain cheeky girl.

It was a good day for Freddie. And for Iggy and me.