And a cartoon once depicted a scientist announcing a breakthrough in understanding cat language: "They say only two things: 'Where's my dinner?" and "Everything here is mine.'"

So what about squirrels?

First, we must consider that squirrels are so good at what they do they have generated a whole anti-squirrel industry - the manufacture of "squirrel-proof" bird feeders – like the ones that had just been destroyed in our garden!! If you have ever attempted to feed just birds and not squirrels from your garden feeder, you know that no one has yet succeeded in creating a truly "squirrel-proof" feeder. Baffles don't baffle them for long. Weighted feeding slots don't get them discouraged.

 Squirrels aren't rocket scientists. But they use all their squirrely attributes to get to the prize. They dig in with their toes. They balance on precarious perches. They use their tails like anchors. They use their front paws like a surgeon's skilled hands. The squirrel's tactics aren't necessarily perfect, but they are always persistent.

All squirrels antics are centred on a single-minded purpose. NUTS! And because of that single-minded purpose, they find joy in every moment as though it is the only one that matters. By the way, I think the 4-letter word NUTS is an acronym for Never Underestimate The Spirit. .

With Easter behind us and Pentecost just a few weeks away its not a bad time to ponder being driven NUTS…… to live a NUTS life…. a life that
 Never Underestimates The Spirit.