They moved so fast it was hard to count, but I believe there were at least five of the little critters. There was a bird feeder close, which the hungry squirrels used in harmony with the birds. That bird feeder is the real Hubbell Crossroads. Birds from one road, squirrels from another, meeting at the crossroads. But I can't stop there.
Squirrels have even more in common with students.
Some live on campus in their tree dormitories, and because they live in trees, yes, their beds are lofted too. I couldn't tell if the fat ones were mostly female, but I would bank on it. They seem to spend a lot of their time high, way up in the tops of trees. I think some students get as high as those squirrels sometimes. So I came to the conclusion that day that we are a lot like the campus squirrels.