I think squirrels are pretty clever little devils. Having watched them size up my bird feeders for many years and having completely failed at foiling them, I think they judge distance very well. I’m convinced they have some reasoning ability, as well. And you’re right. I’ve never seen one fall out of a tree, either, despite long leaps to an adjoining tree. Cars...well, that’s a different thing altogether. If I saw something that big coming at me at high speed, my brain would freeze, too.
My seas of confusion are choppy these days, too. Sometimes I try to ignore it all, but it’s growing harder to do so. We live in interesting times. They fascinate as much as repel me.
LOL! Well, I thought about that after I posted it. Squashed squirrel isn’t the allusion I was shooting for. I was going for the image of squirrels doing their last minute frenetic scurrying to get their food tucked away before all blizzards break loose. Seems to work either way, though. 
And they are so much bigger than in Cali let me tell you! BC was so amazed lol.
Posted by justme on 09/27/05 at 11:14 AM
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I’d heard that the reason squirrels get run over so much is because they can’t judge the distance across the street. They may be almost there but see a car coming and run back to the last place where they knew they were safe, even though they may be inches away from another safe place.
I suspect this is bunk. Squirrels leap from branch to branch, high in the tree canopy. Rarely do they miss. Surely they understand distance and destination. Maybe it’s technology they don’t get.
BTW, your blog is an island of sanity in the sea of confusion I sail!