On the second day of a trip to Canada with uni friends, we headed up to Ontario's 'Cottage Country', situated on the picturesque Severn River. The place where we were staying was teaming with chipmunks, so I got up bright and early  to photograph their antics. After an exhaustive hour of play in the woodshed, this one climbed onto the flowers for a quick refuel. It seemed slightly shy around me at first, so I only took a few photos to let it get used to the sound of the camera. It was a very endearing animal with a lot of  character, and the colours and soft background add to the scene's tenderness.