We have a new friend. I wish I had a picture of him but it was dark so here is an AI picture of a possum in case you don’t have them in your area.
Opossums are nice animals that eat mosquitos. Some people think they are ugly, but they EAT MOSQUITOS. Some people don’t want them in their yard but hey, they EAT MOSQUITOS! I don’t care if it looks like the incredible hulk in miniature. If it eats mosquitoes, it’s my new best friend. Actually, since we live by the lake, it’s midge season here, so hopefully the possums are not picky and will eat them too. Regardless, this possum likes the bird seed on our deck that the blue jays ignore after squawking to demand it. Surprisingly, Chester doesn’t get too huffy about the possum, call him Fred. It may be a girl, but I’m not sure how to tell unless it shows up with baby possums in the spring. Until then, it’s Fred. Anyway, Chester notices him, but just watches, unlike the two racoons that he gets all worked up about. My husband thinks it’s because the possum pretty much ignores him. It doesn’t move quickly, just keeps moseying along eating the bird seed. Not all the bird seed mind you, nothing will eat the little white seeds that look like rice. Fred came to visit last night. I didn’t let Chester out, because I felt sorry for the possum. People think mean thoughts about possums, so I will be a safe haven of positivity. Chester went out later but Fred was gone.
Meanwhile, the Bunny saga continues. Chester is in a bad habit of wanting treats before he eats his dinner. He always asks my husband, who says no. Chester gets into a snit and squeaks Bunny for awhile. He looks at me as if to say, “I have this bunny and you don’t.” I try to get Bunny without getting off the couch, and usually I let him win. He keeps this up for awhile, then dumps his toys, tears up a box or something and eventually eats his dinner. You would think with all this chewing and squeaking Bunny would be in shreds but aside from being a little worse for wear, he’s holding up remarkably well. Bunny lives to see another day!
Do you have these in your areas?
They are “Little Libraries” and people put books there and borrow them. Last summer there were three or four brand new Dr. Seuss books. We were having a fund raiser and I had to come up with a book basket. I took one of the books to put in it. I felt so guilty I had to put it back. It just wasn’t right to take a book then basically sell it. Kind of goes against the whole concept, right? Some people put canned food in them. Do you give canned food drives your best stuff or do you grab the three-year-old can of jelled cranberry sauce to clean out your cupboard? I confess to donating a can of beets. It wasn’t expired but…beets, you know? I’ve donated a couple cans of cream of something soup too. I would feel guilty but it’s my intention to intentionally stiff someone, I just forget to buy good canned stuff.
That’s the story of my life. I forget stuff. I went to a program about organizing your space. I went with the co-grammie, who even the grandkids say did not need a program like that. I on the other hand, well anything would help. I do have a hard time keeping everything from overwhelming me, especially the clutter. The lady said to ask yourself if it brings you joy. Well everything brings me joy. Every little piece of artwork, every souvenir from vacations past, everything. I’m going to have to face the fact that even though it brings me joy, I have too much of it. I’ll have to steal myself and just get rid of stuff even as I bring more in.
Like this picture…my new favorite from The Otter News. I just love it. Snarky? Yes, but so true. I have one type of meeting I used to have to attend when I worked that was the mother of all hated meetings. I will talk about that in the next post.
This picture, the money ball, was described in a previous post; we got it for the grandkids the fair. The grandkids were playing the carnival games, and they are pretty good at basketball. They won after only $20 which is a real steal!
Although it’s raining, it’s been pretty nice here. Fall in Ohio is just beautiful. I hope you are having a wonderful time. Enjoy!
Walking Chester 