The Coffee House

[limr49 2]

OH HAI!

 

[terri56]

@Gary A. : I hope you tossed in an extra banana!

We had a small family of possums that visited our yard every night when we were living in Texas. They were generally after whatever was thrown down from the bird feeders. We learned to leave out a small apple, cut in half, and would watch one or two come slowly up, snatch up the apple half in those long, strange mouths, and go off with the booty, leaving the feeder alone. They were actually gentle and shy, avoiding the cats. I don't know why they have such a bad rep.

 

[Gary A.]

As an adult, they're pretty ugly ... with an armored skill, a long snout and jaw bristling with teeth and a long hairless rat tail. With our garden and fruit trees, we attract opossums like toys to an attic or flies to ointment. Gary's only fears are twofold ... as they eat carrion and rodents, Gary has a fear of them bearing disease and secondly, that one day Maggie will stumble upon one and accidentally get latched onto by an angry 'possum. Which, again brings up Gary's first fear. Gary knows people who keep them as pets.

The vermiculture bin is located in a side yard. Today we worked on the grapes across from the bin. At the end of our trimming and processing of the grape vines we checked in on our little friends and they were gone, vam-moose. Interestingly enough, they had dragged a plastic bag and some dry leaves into the worm bin as bedding. They entered and exited through a handhold cutout in the upper bin. The handhold is much too small for an adult opossum to squeeze through ... so Gary thinks that they are on their own.

 

[davidharmier60]

I was under the impression that we were having Spaghetti for dinner. But it was Hot Dogs. Yummy. My cousin had a pet racoon back when....

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[Tony744]

Grey and dull out with humidity at 96, going to an old second hand camera shop in town for a mooch.

I would be happy to visit any real camera store. As a young man there was a well stocked family store 30 miles away, that I could lose myself in. I can remember every detail of that store, the layout, shelves, even the smells. They stocked every kind of chemical, paper, darkroom supply you'd ever need, and long glass cases of cameras and lens, new and used. The owner was a walking encyclopedia of photography knowledge.

Newtonville Camera just reopened yesterday after moving to a new location. Can't wait to get down there and see what they've got.

 

[Gary A.]

Regarding the disposition of the opossums. Gary's youngest daughter wants them and is already naming them. Gary's oldest daughter says to let Maggie have them.

 

[limr49 2]

Gary should listen to the wise youngest daughter.

 

[smoke665]

L-R: Max and Maggie playing in the mud

That water looks awful black. Is there any concern that it might have pollutants not safe for doggies?

 

[smoke665]

we attract opossums like toys to an attic or flies to ointment.

Maybe Gary needs to try a new culinary experience Possum Recipes

 

[davidharmier60]

I should already be in bed. Good night my peeps. Have a great Thursday!

 

[RowdyRay]

we attract opossums like toys to an attic or flies to ointment.

Maybe Gary needs to try a new culinary experience Possum Recipes

I was thinking it. Didn't say it. Good luck.

 

[limr49 2]

Not predictable at all.

 

[Gary A.]

L-R: Max and Maggie playing in the mud

That water looks awful black. Is there any concern that it might have pollutants not safe for doggies?

The blackness came from a mud bank Maggie intentionally and literally slide into. The water and associated monitor wells are tested weekly.

The dogs repeatedly run up and down is stirring up all the blackness in the water. Undistrurded, the water is quite clear.

 

[Gary A.]

@smoke665: PS- Thank you for your concerns.

 

[smoke665]

he blackness came from a mud bank Maggie intentionally and literally slide into.

So is the soil there a loam, sand or muck. We have a red clay here, but in MO it ranges from sandy loam to muck. Some of the muck in the area has so much organic matter in it that burning off the stubble can set the ground on fire