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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
COLD! Really COLD!
OK, cool .... but it feels COLD! After a muggy week of afternoon monsoons, we finally got our first Canadian cold air mass of the season. Temps dip into the 40's F at night and only reach the low 60's in the day. Very gusty too.
Must be nearing fall. Leaves starting to detach. Ran into an opossum (literally) getting the lawn mower out from under the deck. He/she froze. I froze. He/she ran up a tree. I ran into the house. Not sure I want one as a neighbor.
Hopefully this is the last lawn mowing of the season.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I petted an opossum once. Not at first, of course. At first, it was hissing and baring its teeth at me. It was in my garage (how it got there is another story). I'd always felt that they were among the ugliest creatures on the planet, and this one was no different. But as I looked into its eyes, I began to see it as having a beauty of its own. I slowly approached and sat near it. The creature stopped hissing and barring its teeth, and in a few minutes it seemed to realize that I meant it no harm. At that point I slowly extended my hand and began to stroke its fur. Then I raised the garage door so it could escape. It just sat there. It was still there a couple of hours later when I returned to check, but it finally decided to go find a new home. It was an interesting experience.
Today I need a jacket to read out on the deck.
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I'd better not tell y'all "my" opossum story. But I will tell you that it involves the mayor of my hometown in Texas, an opossum, and a series of photos...
