About one o'clock this morning, my two dogs, Dolly and Max, started barking, and woke me up. They sleep in a latched cage in my closet, and usually only bark to tell me to let them go out to the bathroom. After I let them outside, they continued loud barking, so loud that I was concerned for sleeping neighbors, so I grabbed a flashlight and went out to see what was making them bark. I expected to see a two toned tom cat, but when I opened the door to the lawnmower shed, I found Max barking loudly at a possum! The possum was perched on the handlebars of our lawnmower, and well out of Max's reach. Heck, Max wasn't even looking up for the little guy, he was just drawing a crowd.
I shooed Max out of the shed and managed to get him back in the house, then I had to find Dolly. I had to pick her up and put her back in the cage. They didn't make a peep until I woke them this morning to put them outside.
I think the little possum was a youngster. He was only about a foot long, and looked to be about 2 pounds. He was after the dogfood I keep in a pan for both dogs. I suspect he and maybe his family are the culprits that stripped our grape arbor last week. We had TONS of grapes just ripe enough to pick, but one morning, they were ALL GONE!
Well, I need to shower and get ready for school. I substitute for Ricky Nix, teaching Health at Travis Middle School. Second day of school for the kids, first for me.
15 years ago
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At least it was something somewhat docile... They have rescued two baby bears out of apple trees just north of here. We commonly see racoon,and deer.
Lacy caught her second mouse yesterday and ate the head off of it. She is a quick little thing. Remember Roxie killed 9 possums in our back yard a few years ago. Do you want her to come and visit?
I'll stay with Pogo, thanks..I don't need bears, or skunks, like we had in Hereford. Roxie can stay home, these little Pogo's are harmless, and don't even make a noise, but we may need to borrow Lacy for the resident mouse.
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