Monkey puzzle

I thought this would be a good challenge for the fat squirrels. They've not attacked it yet.

But I bought the monkey nuts for the crows. CC, I believe, gives peanuts to the crows and they recognise her... and I fancied making friends with the crows in the park.

There are, I think, four or five pairs living there. One pair is braver than all the others and one is shier than all the others.

Yesterday, two were in a tree and I threw the nuts in the air. One crow noticed, so I threw a few more and then walked away. Lo! and behold! the crow flew down to investigate.

Then I saw the brave pair, they peck around at the top end of the park, where it's quite busy. The shy ones think I'm attacking when I throw nuts their way, but this pair watched me and came hopping toward the nuts. One picked up a nut and flew off with it - I think s/he wasn't sure exactly what it was. The next time I saw them, I had the sense that they recognised me - one hopped forward before I threw the nuts. S/he still wasn't exactly close, but it was rewarding nonetheless.

One problem is that I fail to watch the dog carefully. This leads to problems. Maybe the dog chases the nuts and scares the crows. Maybe the dog sees a dog he doesn't like the look of and bites it (very bad). Maybe I had the dog on a lead and tread on him so he squeaks. This is all unfortunate.

Talking of dogs, on the run I saw a Spanish Water Dog. I really liked her. Hmmmm..... She came from here. But if I get a crow who will accompany me on runs, maybe I won't need a dog.