As summer turns to fall and humidity turns to dew, you may find the mental oppression of the semester increasing. When assignments pile up and you begin honing yourself to be the academic weapon you know you can be, don’t forget about the leaves on trees that dance in the breeze. When deadlines race ever faster towards today, think of the forest critters that go pitter-patter and worry not what is the matter. 

When in the fray of higher education, endless lists and malfunctioning MSU wifi, the simple delight that is a squirrel wearing a hat is enough to bring anyone to tears of joy. Time will march on and adulthood will soon rear its ugly head, but the pure innocent cheer of youth need not leave. Ground yourself in that cheer with this playlist that is bound to bring out your inner squirrel-in-a-hat, or any other woodland creature of whimsy you feel you embody. 

FFO: Frolicking, playing, meadows and trees