What's that Clump of Leaves?

My morning ritual includes listening to Virigin 99.9 FM radio, opening the blinds in the living room, turning on the water kettle and checking my blackberry. But today in the midst of doing all of this, I stopped to watch a little cutie patootie squirrel run up and down our tree in the front yard, hard at work. I had no clue what it was doing, until I looked up to see a nest. This tree squirrel gathered 5 or so leaves very quickly, followed the same path every time to go up and build the nest. And followed the same path downwards, to start the whole process again.

Some time later, I went outside to head to work and the squirrel just stopped and watched me, literally. Minutes later, I grabbed some walnuts from a baking project that never happened, and presented it as a token of respect.

I sat in the car and watched him run up, grab a walnut and stare at me, as if to thank me. 

I told you, I loved nature...