It’s Earth Day, so here’s a tree hugger for you! #Wordless Wednesday #Eastern Gray Squirrel

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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28 Responses to It’s Earth Day, so here’s a tree hugger for you! #Wordless Wednesday #Eastern Gray Squirrel

  1. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    April 22, 2026 at 5:16 am

    Perfect picture! Is he playing hide and seek?

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      April 22, 2026 at 5:47 pm

      Thank you Esther! I am not sure what he was doing as he was the only squirrel there, but I thought he truly looked like he was kissing the tree more than hugging it, but it worked well for Earth Day/Wordless Wednesday! 🙂

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  2. Pepper's avatar Pepper says:
    April 22, 2026 at 5:32 am

    Cutest tree hugger ever! 😂

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  3. J P's avatar J P says:
    April 22, 2026 at 7:08 am

    Nobody hugs a tree like a squirrel!

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  4. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    April 22, 2026 at 7:35 am

    Life would not be the same for a squirrel if there was no trees to hug!

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  5. ruthsoaper's avatar ruthsoaper says:
    April 22, 2026 at 7:55 am

    Such a cute tree hugger!

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  6. Kate Crimmins's avatar Kate Crimmins says:
    April 22, 2026 at 8:09 am

    Gotta love squirrels!

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  7. Prior...'s avatar Prior... says:
    April 22, 2026 at 1:24 pm

    purrrfect for eath day – lots of smiles and I need to go hug a tree = or at least rest or lean on one!

    xxx

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  8. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    April 22, 2026 at 2:48 pm

    I love your tree hugger, Linda, Happy Earth Day!

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  9. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    April 22, 2026 at 4:47 pm

    Happy Earth Day, Linda. How appropriate that you feature your favorite tree huggers in the blog post!

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  10. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    April 22, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Aww, squirrels are sure cute when they’re in someone else’s trees! Happy Earth Day to all who inhabit our lovely planet!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      April 22, 2026 at 7:11 pm

      Yes, they are Terri! In this case it was in a park and I wasn’t sure if the squirrel was hugging or kissing this tree, but it sure was attached to it! Yes, bless all of Mother’s Earths earthlings, no matter the type!

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  11. Anne Mehrling's avatar Anne Mehrling says:
    April 22, 2026 at 11:11 pm

    I love that tree hugger!

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  12. brilliantviewpoint's avatar brilliantviewpoint says:
    April 23, 2026 at 8:59 am

    Great close up photos. I enjoy taking pictures of squirrels too.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      April 23, 2026 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you Monica! The Park where I walk had a lot of squirrels, 35-40 a day and I liked interacting with them and feeding them and they were in a lot of my posts, that is, until they tore the Park up on one side and now I’m lucky if I see five squirrels. I’m hoping for lots of babies to replenish the furry friends that are gone.

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  13. Stevens's avatar Stevens says:
    April 23, 2026 at 9:16 pm

    Miss Linda…………………………Happy Earth Day!…………………………….yes squirrels love trees……………….beautiful close up pictures of your friends loving a tree!

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  14. Joni's avatar Joni says:
    April 23, 2026 at 10:50 pm

    Those are priceless! They are certainly giving those trees a good hug!

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  15. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    April 23, 2026 at 11:01 pm

    Every day is Earth Day to me. Trees are to squirrels as water is to ducks.

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