Possible Possum Pee

 Some years back we had a tree fern on the wall here and a possum made its home in there.  So the fern had to be moved and we placed it on the fence and no possums have snuggled up in there since. But that does not mean there are no more visits. Regularly the path along the rafter to where the fern was is still a walkway, but now it goes nowhere. Those pesky possums still want to hang out there. They are very unflappable. I made noise, I banged the wall, I said boo.  In their own good time they went on their way. For some reason they did not dribble along our rafter this time.

 

Neighbourhood Walk

 You see it all here.  A lady from up the street named Dawn was walking passed with our immediate neighbour Bob. She had her dog leash in one hand and a stiff as board DEAD possum in the other. She was waving it around like a toilet brush. No wonder elderly Bob was keeping his distance.  She was talking about the dead things she has seen recently that she was tidying up on her walk. We did not mention putting ratsak out the back because the rats were getting our tomatoes.  Mind you that worked well because Bob brought a dead rat to our front door the other day to proove our poison worked.  (Did he have to do that?).  Changing topic. I went for the swim again this morning in good conditions, very clear and calm. Saw lots of marine action including dolphins. It is dolphin season and this week they have been a fair way out but today were close in.  There was a lady there from Ireland who swam each day of the year back in the old country. She reckons swimming here is like a cup of tea in a bathtub.  She has only just moved here.

If you throw a possum will a dog go fetch it?

A Passel of Trouble

 I have not checked the video for a while. There were numerous attempts at filming dolphins, all of which missed the target. I got the barrel fields, I got the shags and I got a pelican but the dolphins were always just out of shot.  There were other odds and ends but the thing I had forgotten was the opossums. So when they are very young they are opossums and when they get bigger they are joeys and all together they are called a passel.  The sounds they make are the weird thing.

                                                           The den was on the outside wall 

StagFern return

 The Sunshine is back today after two days of rain.  We were waiting for some drier conditions before tackling the stagfern yesterday. Late in the afternoon it stopped but the fern was still heavier with rain and possums. In trying to get it down it just fell onto the ground which we have had before with the bigger ones from sheer weight.  The possum took a scare and hitailed it to the next stagfern but disappeared along the fence.  The fern has been hollowed out and the backing board largely destroyed by the possums and the rot. We took it to the fern doctor today who said it was bruised but savable and would meditate on how best to bring it back to life for roughly $50 max.  We continued to Port Arlington for the takeaway coffee. Walking with mask is a pain. I will stick to riding without mask from now on.

The Fern Doctor cut down four massive trees because of Possums

the hollow with entrails

The fern doctors surgery

This pier is going to get a covered upgrade

Possum Den

 We have had night time goings on here.  The court yard has had one of the chain of hearts hanging baskets continually raided for materials which has almost killed it off.  Recently there must have been a birthing because chirpy chirpy cheap cheap could be heard thru the walls, we thought maybe within the walls but we have tracked down the lair to inside a fern.  There have also been roof noises but not sure if that is connected.  We have just spotted the mother inside the fern which may explain why the roof is quiet. 

Those beady eyes