Heading into the city tonight, through the gardens, I had a cheeky little possum run across the grass towards me. He stopped in front of my shoe and looked up at me. Then he bit the toe of my silver Converse. I told him if he waited about an hour I'd come back with some bread. He nodded and bounced off.
An hour later, having been to the supermarket for some rolls, I strolled back and did my quite effective (if I must say so myself) possum 'chick-chick' and out they all came. One fresh little'n was tugging on the end if my scarf and trying to open my bag. They didn't even care I was using the flash on the camera (and they don't mind being patted either).
* They liked my camera and I think they wanted to take photos of each other.
For real?
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. The possums have evolved.
They'll be sitting in the trees tossing burgers at us next.
Strangely, I was a bit worried about the guy I saw walking through the park as I headed off to the supermarket. He was opening a burger and I thought I should warn him that he might be possum-mugged for his burger! I didn't see him tied up Gulliver style on the way back so I expect he must have got out with his life -if not his dinner.
ReplyDeleteI got mugged by possums walking through that park. I find their bravado a bit terrifying, and kind of think they will take over the planet with seething masses of cockroaches and rats. EW. But maybe I would feel different if I got to scratch one!
ReplyDeleteThey are very cute.
absolutely
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hilarious!