tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post114917015496679221..comments2024-01-17T04:14:40.892-05:00Comments on A Pastor's Cancer Diary: June 1, 2006 - Squirrel on a Power LineCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-1149649340502499102006-06-06T23:02:00.000-04:002006-06-06T23:02:00.000-04:00I want to know where you got these great squirrel ...I want to know where you got these great squirrel photos!? Today I learned that we owe maple syrup, at least anecdotally, to the red squirrel. (I was watching Animal Planet, of course!) In the winter when the thousands of pine cones they eat each year are no longer available, they strip a bit of bark from maple (& similar) trees, let the sap evaporate in the sun to increase the sugar content, then eat it. According to legend, a Native American observed the red squirrel doing this and came up with maple syrup! (Better than fried squirrels, as per your story!) RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com