My grandfather loaded his pockets and the squirrels had a feast He died before I was born so this is family lore The family of five squirrels who live in a park near me They are sweet and precious and bother nobody Rocky is the family acrobat Three are not named yet Nutella sat on the side branch like a suspended in motion cartoon character My bi-weekly leaving of nuts and seeds paid off today Walking away , she came down to retrieve a cashew and disappeared Seconds later she appeared and helped herself to a pecan On a cold morning walk before zoom meetings She made my day