leave that walnut husk
don’t you know they have toxins?
very bad for you
Sparrow’s Advice
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November 30, 2025 at 12:24 am
Should I follow his advice or try it out?
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November 30, 2025 at 7:12 am
I think the squirrel will do what he wants.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:48 am
I love that tail! Great capture, Anneli. 😊
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November 30, 2025 at 7:14 am
Thanks, Lynette. They do look like they’re having a conversation.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:10 am
But I’m hungry!
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November 30, 2025 at 7:16 am
Yes, I don’t think he’s going to listen to the sparrow.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:33 am
I think they have the instinct to not eat that bit of the nut. I hope. 🤭
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November 30, 2025 at 9:44 am
They must!
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November 30, 2025 at 9:54 am
I’m sure it must taste bitter and they would spit it out.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:38 am
Thank you for sharing
Haiku can be challenging
Your poems were fun
I thought I’d give it a try, after reading your poems this month. Good job, Anneli.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:52 am
Is this Sonja? I’ve been thinking, you should do a blog. You have a lot of interesting things to contribute. Thanks for reading my haikus. You’ll get a break from them now that November is over.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:53 am
I just reread the comment. Nice haiku!!!
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November 30, 2025 at 8:52 am
Snarky squirrel snacks sloppily.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:49 am
Sneaky scoundrel steals superb selections.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:27 am
🙂
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November 30, 2025 at 9:57 am
Clever sparrow, I hope the squirrel paid attention 😉
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November 30, 2025 at 9:57 am
He must have. He’s still around.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 am
Is that true? Wouldn’t he know?
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November 30, 2025 at 11:58 am
Yes, both English walnuts (the kind we have around us at Christmas) and black walnuts have toxins in the outer husk but the black walnut, being more of an ornamental, has the more toxic husks. The squirrels don’t eat the shells, and I’ve already taken the outer husks off, so I haven’t seen any negative results. I imagine it would be quite bitter and they wouldn’t eat it.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:04 pm
They are lucky to have a warning then. We’ve probably discussed this before, but I sooooooooo miss black walnut ice cream!
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November 30, 2025 at 4:31 pm
The nut part is okay. It’s only the green husk.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:34 pm
Squirrels do EXACTLY as they like in my experience….
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November 30, 2025 at 1:47 pm
I think you’re right!
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November 30, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Ah, the humble walnut husk — beautiful but secretly dangerous.
Your warning saves more than a bite; it saves a lesson.
Nature’s wisdom, wrapped in green, sometimes comes with a sting.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:29 pm
It sure does.
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