Time To Relax

Squirrel Sunning On Grill

Sometimes it's hard to remind myself to take time for myself.  To slow down, smell the roses, and enjoy the precious minutes that make up my life.  And then the other day when the sun was reminding me that summer is just around the corner, a squirrel, who minutes before had been scampering around the yard on a frantic food search, showed me how to relax.

It seems that the squirrel had come upon the gas grill that's just outside our back door on the deck and noticed that the black cover on the grill absorbed the heat of the sun.  Except I'm sure he or she didn't have all the scientific jargon running through his or her mind.  At any rate, there the little critter sprawled out, changing his or her position about every ten minutes to take better advantage of the rays.

Sometimes s/he would wash or scratch and then, once again, sprawl in the sunlight.  This went on for about a half hour and even continued when I approached with my camera to take a few inspirational pictures.  Here's to the wisdom of the squirrel who reminded me how important it is to relax and demonstrated a great way to take vitamin D!