<p>Laurel, despite my nightmares, I like squirrels, too - well, as long as they aren’t destroying something. They are extremely intelligent animals.</p>
<p>We had an exchange student from Japan several summers ago, and she could not get enough of the squirrels. Before her visit, we tended to take the presence of squirrels for granted, but her obvious excitement reminded us that squirrels don’t live everywhere.</p>