KE0FFTOne of Olney, Illinois’ white squirrels spotted while Finn-Ray and I were out for a walk around Olney City Park this evening. We saw about 5 of them all together in different spots; this one was the most photogenic, meaning that it didn’t immediately run behind a tree. #OlneyWhiteSquirrel #OlneyIllinois #KE0FFT
One of Olney, Illinois’ claims to fame is its population of white squirrels. Here are a couple of pictures of Olney’s white squirrels painted on two of the tables at the “El Cactus” restaurant on Main Street, right across from the courthouse, as well as a front page headline from the latest edition of “The Olney Gazette.” #OlneyIllinois #OlneyWhiteSquirrel #KE0FFT
June 7th, 2024 is #NationalDonutDay, as I learned when I walked into Daylight Donuts in #OlneyIllinois - the absolute best place to get donuts and apple fritters in town. I was there for an apple fritter myself, but I didn’t turn down the free glazed donut.
We dodged a bullet in Olney, Illinois tonight. We were under a tornado warning for awhile, but the main thrusts of the incoming storms diverged to the north and south and mostly passed us by; though we did have a burst of high winds, lightning strikes and heavy rainfall for a bit. #RadarOmegaApp #ILwx #OlneyIllinois #OlneyIllinoisWeather
#WhiteSquirrelWednesday from the City Park in #OlneyIllinois. ~ https://youtu.be/vgwMzuzDkXg?si=5oRigbeveweXSwlB
White Squirrel Wednesday in Olney Illinois
AnneTheWriterToday, Jan.21st, is #SquirrelAppreciationDay. It was created in 2001 by a North Carolina wildlife rescuer named Christy Hargrove, to help people recognize the value of #Squirrels in their local #ecosystems.
It seems appropriate that yesterday, my family & I were driving home from Kentucky, and came through #Olney #Illinois. As we had done on previous such trips to visit family, we drove around the town, hoping to spot one of their famous #WhiteSquirrels, but were (once again) unsuccessful.🐿🌰☹️
More than once, I thought I spotted one. But my theory is that it's hard to distinguish any of them in the snow. So we could only pose next to the town's squirrel statue.
#OlneyIllinois holds regular counts of their #AlbinoSquirrel population, and has strict laws about loose cats and dogs, to protect their unique squirrel colony.
#Eichhornchen #Eichhoernchen #Squirrel #SquirrelsOfMastodon #Squirrelstodon
More about the #WhiteSquirrelsOfOlneyIllinois in this link:
https://www.ci.olney.il.us/visitors/white_squirrels/index.php
A YouTube short of the amazing spectacle we witnessed from our driveway yesterday. (See previous post.) #Sundog #SunHalo #SunHaloRainbow #OlneyIllinois #Weather #WeatherPhenomenon #KE0FFTwx ~ https://youtube.com/shorts/TNxlAHgQhvY?si=Y1CLtRlkXJ3c9ziq
Sundog / Sun Halo in Olney, IL ~ Nov 24th, 2023
Due to our work schedules, we had our Thanksgiving dinner with friends last night (Friday night). I had never seen anything quite like this sundog / halo display that we witnessed just as everyone was arriving at our place. I’ll never forget it. #Sundog #SunHalo #SunHaloRainbow #OlneyIllinois #Weather #WeatherPhenomenon #KE0FFTwx
Mike MeadowsThere seems to be general disagreement amongst our local meteorologists about what our Olney weather has in store for us this winter. #OlneyIllinoisWeather #OlneyIllinois #IsabellaTigerMoth #Pyrrharctiaisabella
