
21/01/2025
Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day! Whether you love them or think they are a nuisance, these small rodents are pretty amazing creatures. Did you know that a squirrel can leap across a space ten times the length of their bodies? And who could forget Rocket J. “Rocky” Squirrel, the best friend of Bullwinkle the Moose in the early 1960s cartoon, Rocky and Bullwinkle?
This elegant squirrel, embroidered in silk and gold threads on a silk background, is enjoying a snack of grapes. It is a prominent motif on a table cover that was purchased in Japan by Mary Barber Robinson between 1885-1895. So let's celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day today and be kind to our squirrel neighbors!