It must be spring / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

February 8, 2026 8:36am CST

When I was counting out my meds this morning, I looked out the window and saw some squirrels playing tag. Then the black one caught the brindled grey one and did the fifteen-second shimmy... right there on the side of the fence.

11 people like this

9 responses

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (376644)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Well, that's entertainment for you! lol

3 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Feb

2 people like this

Anna

@LadyDuck (497600)

• Italy

8 Feb

They seem to wake up after a too cold winter.

2 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 Feb

It's still too cold... -14°C

2 people like this

Anna

@LadyDuck (497600)

• Italy

9 Feb

@BarBaraPrz

That is too cold, we are finally above zero even during the night.

1 person likes this

Amber

@AmbiePam (116846)

• United States

8 Feb

I feel like spring is here in Oklahoma. It will be up to 75 F (24 C) today, and while the temperature is going to drop a little next week, it won’t be dropping too much.

2 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 Feb

And it still keeps trying to snow here.

2 people like this

rebelann1949

@rebelann (116650)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Feb

And here I thought the Shimmy was a dance I used to do back in the 60s at my school sockhop

2 people like this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 Feb

That too.

2 people like this

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (119881)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 Feb

Nice to know that you were able to see squirrels playing tag outside.

1 person likes this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Feb

And I can watch the birdies in the thorn bush outside my front window.

1 person likes this

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (119881)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 Feb

@BarBaraPrz That is good to know.

1 person likes this

Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (26335)

•

9 Feb

Wow You have Black Squirrels there? I have never seen a Black Squirrel That's awesome

1 person likes this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Feb

Black ones, and grey ones, but no white ones. JJ (remember him?) has white ones.

1 person likes this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Feb

@Ineeddentures Still in Olney, shows up occasionally on FB

1 person likes this

Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (26335)

•

9 Feb

@BarBaraPrz Where is he now? JJ?

1 person likes this

Show more comments

Judy Story

@jstory07 (147988)

• Roseburg, Oregon

9 Feb

I sure hope it will be Spring pretty soon.

1 person likes this

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51580)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Feb

It's currently -18°C with a predicted high of -6°C, but it IS sunny. And apparently tomorrow it's supposed to hit a high of +4°C! I'll believe it when I feel it.

1 person likes this