Mushrooms and Squirrels Taking Over Cameron Village

All of a sudden, my neighborhood is full of mushrooms and batshit crazy squirrels.  The mushrooms aren't really a problem.  They're just random, and they're huge.  I have always had a strong desire to step on or kick giant mushrooms, but I'm really fighting that this time around.  I want to leave them intact because they're pretty much textbook toadstools.  The structure is flawless.  I saw one the other day with a cap the size of a knit beret!    Anyways, I find it odd that I've never seen a single mushroom around here, and now there are like a hundred.  I took a picture of some, and I rather fancy my photo.  So I will share:
Beautiful, isn't it?

Now the squirrels are more of a nuisance. For one, my dog wants to chase them all over the place.  This distracts her from urinating/defecating quickly in the morning, which in turn leaves me running around in front of the house like a lunatic wearing PJs and a coif that could be the result of a crossbreed between Don King and Martha Washington.

Besides that, the squirrels have been having an acorn war of sorts.  The A/C unit is right outside my window.  It's large and metal, as I assume most A/C units are.  Well the squirrels sit in a big tree right by the unit and dive-bomb acorns onto the hard surface.  When the acorns hit the A/C unit, it creates a loud clangy noise.  From the noise these nuts are producing, I imagine these acorns to be the size of human toddlers.  It's insane, and it wakes me up.  The other day I woke up at like 6 a.m. wondering why in the world my roommate would be walking around in stilettos at that hour.  I thought maybe she was getting ready for work early.  Then I realized it was THE SQUIRRELS.  They are relentless! 

I just wanted to share my experience so that if others are going through the same thing, they'll know that they're not alone.  Maybe my story can help somebody.