The Best Thing I Have Ever Seen In My Life

WordGirl and I were admiring her yardwork this weekend when we heard a furry-tailed, acorn-eating yard rat run across the roof at breakneck speed. I looked up to see Rocky the Non-Flying Squirrel jump from the roof to a tree, miss, and fall about 25 feet to the ground.

Just as I reached the area where the rodent fell, a red-tailed hawk swooped down, grabbed it in its claws, and flew off.

I'm an Air Force guy. I cheered for the hawk.