Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers.
Chipmunks are supposed to be boring. Squirrels and robins too. My oak trees and evergreens aren’t anything special. My backyard is basically cut out of a forest… with mossy dirt for grass.
But when I opened the basement door I had a brief glance into a woodland. A chipmunk scurried away, a squirrel ran, and a robin flew. I felt like I was briefly visiting Snow White’s forest.
I see a dozen chipmunks a day, I think. And each time they make me smile. I don’t know why they are always running. The kids and I like to imagine them in their little home under the bush, sitting at their little kitchen table. Maybe the mother chipmunk is saying to her children, “I keep seeing all these people! I don’t know why they are always running!”
Chipmunks are supposed to be boring.
On a Thought 
Oh, the fun of creating stories of those little critters! Imagine the stories … I guess chipmunks aren’t boring!
We just met up with some squirrels this past weekend, and we imagined what it would say if it could. It’s good to know other people do this as a regular sort of thing too!