Memphis Is For The Birds
(and of course the Squirrels too!) This post was inspired by Tink , that's right, the director of our Weekly Words Challenge. We have a blast and if you haven't joined the fun, go here for details! Tink asked me on a comment yesterday how I got so close to the squirrel that was in my photo. Well, it's simple. The squirrels and the pigeons of Downtown Memphis are the tamest I've seen anywhere. I have proof in my story and photos below. The reason they are so tame, I guess, is that they are so used to people and being fed by all the visitors and the locals (including probably the homeless people), that they are not afraid of anything! Seriously. For instance, here is a squirrel I stopped to feed once. (Squirrel food Courtesy of Memphis' own Peanut Shoppe , if you're in Memphis you gotta go there, they have the best nuts in town!!) Here's a good story to illustrate my point. One day I was having a relaxing stroll down Main Street around lunch time. The weathe...