SUMMER’S OVER! SQUIRREL CLINGS TO UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella. Clinging tightly to the handle, the squirrel appears to be lifted into the air by a sudden a gust of wind. The amusing photographs were taken by 48-year-old photographer Geert Weggen in his garden in Bispgarden, Sweden…..
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