by Jenna Ebbers, Lincoln Journal Star
Dusk was just settling across their backyard in southeast Lincoln a couple years ago when Kate Martens and her husband were relaxing on the patio, chatting and enjoying the first signs of summer weather.
But this ordinary night quickly turned into something more — only for a moment.
As they were looking out at their yard through the darkening light, the Martenses saw a phenomenon they never expected to see in their own yard, in their own trees.
A southern flying squirrel had left its hiding spot and leaped from one tree to the next. It was small like a tennis ball and as quick as a mouse, Kate Martens said. If they had even so much as blinked at that moment, they likely would have missed it entirely.
“We were so excited,” she said.
Ever since then, she’s kept one eye on the trees, looking and hoping for another flying squirrel to appear, even if it’s just for a split second.
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