Squirrels love leaving me fragrant black walnut fruit and the inside shell faces…I find both items scattered about my yard and walks…and I don’t have a walnut tree on my property!

The black walnuts always seem very cheerful and as surprised as I am as to how we got to meet each other.

Here’s a very wide-eyed…and a bit anxious…walnut spirit tucked in among oak leaves and turkey tail mushrooms.