We have corn fields behind our home and after the harvest, the scenery is like the first picture in this post. Clear skies invited me to go for a walk one day in October and I saw the unexpected. 
Is that a squirrel with its share of the harvest?
The squirrel did not like me staring, so it decided to cross the street. Mind you, it still chose to sprint holding on to its booty.
Now the squirrel was comfortable in my presence and let me take pictures.
Corn on the cob for lunch.
It had finished most of its meal and chose to pose for this picture.
Not too far from where the squirrel was eating was this sign. Wonder, what the squirrel thought about it? Chuckle!
This is my entry for the weekly photo challenge Unexpected.
The one thing, I learned from this unexpected encounter was, such chance meetings could be where writers find inspiration. It could just be the “Once upon a time…” that we all have read in Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”. As children, we let our imagination soar and believe in these stories but as we get older we have to “see it to believe it”.
I hope you enjoyed this post. Have a great weekend!
About-One-Thing 
Why did the squirrel cross the road?
To squirrel away the corn! 😛 Sorry for being so silly.
Your photo reminded me of the squirrel I saw crossing a busy street. It was a miracle that it was able to dodge the oncoming vehicles.
Witty! I love the old “Why did the ______ cross the road?” jokes. I have seen squirrels sprint and dodge vehicles too. It amazing how they escape the expected each time. Thanks for stopping by Imelda!
Wonder if that squirrel can read?? Great pictures.
Chuckle.:)
Thank you!
cute pics! how long did you watch him – he was sure chowing down
Honestly just five to seven minutes tops for the entire photo shoot. I agree: too cute! 🙂
You did some serious tracking of this little fellow
I wonder what he did after that?
It all happened so fast. The little fellow finished his lunch and interestingly another smaller sized squirrel was nibbling on the corn bits that fell on the ground. Nothing is wasted in nature. My husband ushered me to continue our walk and so I lost track of the squirrels but it was a fun afternoon. 🙂
No way will a squirrel give up corn on the cob!! Love the sign, too.
janet
Thanks Janet!
Enjoyed this! 🙂
I’m glad to know. Thanks for your like and comment!
Great post, that little guy is strong!
Thank you!
🙂 Love it 🙂
Thank you. 🙂
Great choice for this theme! Looks like that squirrel hit the jackpot.
Thank you!It sure looks like that. 🙂
A great picture story.
Thank you!
Wow, nice photos, it was a happy day for the squirrel 🙂 Annie
Thanks Annie. Yes, a scrumptious and happy one indeed!
🙂
Terrific photos and a very interesting post! 🙂
Thanks Dilip! I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Thank you Yasmeen for the nomination. You are very kind!
My pleasure 🙂
The “squirrel gleaner” – used to be that, after the main harvest, people would go into the fields to glean whatever was leftover, now it just goes to waste unless the squirrels find it!
Sorry to reply back so late. I just never saw your comment Annette. 😦
I agree with you that in the old times people would go into the fields to glean for the leftovers. Now, there would be legalities for trespassing and all the nine yards. It is much easier for squirrels than us. LOL. Thanks for stopping by.