a visitor

[falcongrrl]

Tonight a possum waddled onto our screened porch. It was massive. Bigger than our cat. Far bigger.

I yelled for the family; I thought that everyone should come see it. So neat! And big! But by the time they got downstairs, it had shuffled away. I think the yelling told it to go, but it left in a singularly unhurried manner.

I wish I hadn't called for them. I did it out of wanting to share the moment, but in retrospect, I'd rather have prolonged it. I keep sneaking peeks to see if our visitor will wander back over, but so far it hasn't.

I know they can be aggressive; I wouldn't let the kids go outside, nor go out myself. I have no desire to get bitten.

But still...so cute! So big! So snuffly!

Comments

[monkeyman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are racoons in our neighborhood that are bigger than dogs, I swear. I keep running into them (sometimes almost literally) in the early morning, and I have to resist trying to pet them. ;)

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I managed to read that as "Bigger than a tiger". I was very impressed.

Still, that's quite cool.

[winnett.livejournal.com]

Love your new icon.

and I get a possum sometimes at my back door. And racoons. I love having nighttime visitors like that. My cat is all hissy, but then I just give her some catnip and she chills out.