It's Saturday in my part of the world. The Texas sun has relented a bit and i find myself outside on my laptop. I just caught up on all my comments and now it's time to ***Initiate Operation - Weekend ENGAGED***

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Thanks to the #weekend-engagement community and G-Dog and company for the initiative of incentivizing engagement. I was nominated for a potential delegation by @xxxthorxxx & @hidave. I wanted to thank them for their consideration. 

I also nominated two other under-appreciated fellow artists and i hope they make a weekend post and participate for an opportunity at receiving the delegated HivePower! Y'all can go check out and engage @kevmcc & @damoclesart either way!

I normally wouldn't write about my weekend or what's going on unless it was particularly eventful. However, i am ENGAGING this weekend fully.

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I have noticed that weekends slow down a bit around the chain. One would think that with most people having a respite from the workweek that they would be more active rather than less. So, i am thankful for this community and for the motivation to be more active outside of my normal M.O.

Over the last few months i have made a friend here in my backyard. A squirrel has been coming to the yard to inspect the bird feeders. Whilst here, i would toss out some peanuts in the shell that we have for the BlueJays. Apparently, the squirrel loves them. 

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Over the course of the time we have spent together i have been drawing the squirrel into my Love-Trap. I would toss the peanuts less and less far away. It got to the point that i have been out here on the patio and look up and the squirrel is only a few feet away with it's hands out like, "Where's my Peanuts, bro!?"

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We have kind of become close. At times, i would go sit down on the ground and try to get the little fella' to come and eat them or at least take them from my hand. Usually, it will come pretty close but end up needing me to toss it just a foot or two away. The squirrel would then grab it and lay on it's belly spread-eagle right next to me. 

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I have to say it's been one of the most endearing things to happen since i have been back home from Sweden. I just recently realized that i am pretty sure it's a girl. I have never seen any nuts of it's own... but i haven't really been focused on that. As of last week, i was able to get the squirrel to come and take from my hand. I felt like it was a crowning achievement in my life! My true Bob Ross came out. 


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So, as i sit here a truly blessed man, sipping on my peanut butter coffee i have my camera right next to the peanuts that are waiting for my friend to return. I have been able to get her to eat more than once from my hand and i have been waiting to capture the moment in video or photograph. Hopefully, she will engage the weekend with me.

A fellow artist friend that i am trying to get to come back to the chain made a photoshop tutorial video for me. I have multiple art projects in the works, which you can see in my other posts. So, while i wait for my little buddy... i am going to sip some coffee, do some art, and get educated in the tools to help accelerate my output in productivity.

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I also made Lamb in the oven last night and there are plenty of leftovers... which means no cooking! I am very grateful and thankful for this day. 

![lamb.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/castleberry/FRpkj7gB-lamb.jpg)



I am happy to have been able to share this operation initiation of having my weekend fully ENGAGED! I will be checking here and there to keep up with the comments and probably joke around on Discord a bit... but overall, i am hoping for a boring weekend. I always find a way to occupy myself. 

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Wish me well on the art endeavors and i will keep you posted on them and on my squirrel friend. I hope that you all get to enjoy your weekend as well. 

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Actually, i think my friend may have just crawled down the fence and into the yard... we shall see what comes of it! Take Care Y'all