He's baaaaack! That dang possum showed up again on Friday night. It was around 8:30. The first motion light brightened, and I could see him nosing around in the corner. I don't know what the fascination is with that corner. I never toss Jack's treat there. It's where the squirrels sometimes run down the pole to escape the porch. I don't know if possums get along with squirrels, or if they are sworn enemies.
Anyhoo... I called to Farmer H. "The possum is out here again! He's set off the other light now. He's headed around to the water bowl."
My hero, Farmer H, came to the rescue. Again in his tighty-whities. He went out on the back porch through the laundry room. The lights had gone off, and didn't come back on. Farmer H walked around the porch to the front door, clapping his hands.
"Did you see it?"
"No. He must of got away."
"Do possums climb the posts? Like the squirrels?"
"Yeah."
I'll take his word for it. I don't want to research possums. They're creepy. I really regret sweet-talking this one for the past six months!
4 comments:
Possums are actually helpful to have around. They eat ticks, small rodents, slugs, roaches, and even clean up carrion. They usually ignore squirrels and other wildlife, and they’re basically non-aggressive. They might look a little creepy, but they do more good than harm.
Jane,
I am not a possum fan, since many years ago when we had another one on the porch. I looked out the laundry room door mid-morning to see it drinking out of the dog bowl. It had the nerve to HISS at me! Such a frightening sight! I'm shocked that it evaded the three dogs we had at the time.
Another one had the gall to DIE on the gravel under the carport. So the boys were thinking all day that it was just "playing possum," only to find it still there when we got home from school.
I'm sure they've been around all along, but I prefer to NOT SEE THEM! And for them to stay off the porch. It's people territory. Now I'm worried that it will go through the old cat door on the garage door. I sure don't want to confront it when I walk in! I'll have to tell Farmer H to make sure the flap is locked.
They can also jump from tree to tree; tree to roof; roof to tree; or pretty much anywhere else they want to. I hate them.
River,
EEEEEE! I don't even want to think about one of them falling out of a tree onto my head! Not that I'm out walking amongst the trees these days. But still!
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