Here’s a hint with this photo above of what the man who sold me a bird feeder forgot to tell me…

You see, I bought this feeder to fill with peanuts for the woodpeckers. And I’ve noticed an occasional wren will stop by to peck away at the peanuts in the shell to score their feast.

The man I bought this feeder from at the Farmer’s Market at the end of summer told me how he designed the feeder to be squirrel proof with the pin that slides through the chain to hold the cap in place on the top. To refill the feeder I have to take pliers to pull that pin out of there and use it to put it back in!

But it has become quite clear that it isn’t chipmunk proof…

See how the cap is pushed to the side (does he carry pliers in his back pocket?!?) Yup, this one tenacious chipmunk has figured it out. I’ve seen him with his cheeks gorging out to the sides as he works to gather as many peanuts as possible.

Grrrrr….I was feeling frustrated this morning as I watched this play out yet again, though in all honesty I couldn’t help but be a bit amused too.

But it was in my frustration after knocking on the window a few times and he’d run away to only return again within seconds, that I found myself in admiration of his determination.

I’ve recently been feeling a bit frustrated by some things that haven’t played out as I’d hoped. When I pondered why I was feeling frustrated, which led to my feeling disappointment, I realized I didn’t need certain things to occur in order to keep moving forward. I’m in charge of making my life happen!

So thank you chipmunk for helping me see that I can do anything I set my mind to.

xo,

Barbara