Tuesday, September 19, 2006

What was that swimming rodent?

I canoed the Delaware Water Gap yesterday. The canoe counselor in my canoe spotted something swimming in the water. The river was flooded and moving fast, but we paddled after the swimming animal and drew near. What was it? It was small, swimming slowly but frantically and trailed by a long bushy part that floated in the water. I was like, "furry water snake?"

But no. It was a swimming squirrel.

Tom: "I would almost have to say that you're lying about the swimming squirrel. It's totally preposterous. Squirrels don't swim! Wouldn't their tales get full of water and pull them to the bottom? Did you take a picture? It's possible you've witnessed the something squirrel researchers have debated for years... "

1 comment:

Tom said...

I have another thought: perhaps it was a pirate squirrel! The perfect nemesis to triple secret squirrel's ninja capabilities.