2021/8/3 Out from under the thick root it ventured. Exploring with its ears, nose, and whiskers, moving slowly. The thing that scared it, whatever that was, was gone. Staying close to the tree the squirrel circled around, to see if anything else was there. The leaves in the wind high above seemed to be the only thing moving now. Back to work. Scruffling under some leaves it dug out a buried mushroom. Looking around again for any sign of anything or anyone nearby first it took a nibble and carried it off to a burrow. Mushroom stashed away, it went out again. Time to find some water now.