Comments for jodi's weblog

Comment on a visit by grace

grace — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:44:46 +0000

Do you leave cat food out on your porch? The opossums around here are big fans of cat food and will come up on porches to eat it. I got scared off my own porch once by a full-grown, ugly as sin one eating the cat food we’d left out for our cats. Stopped leaving it outside after that.

Though, that little one looks like she was just looking for a dry spot.

Comment on a visit by Joann

Joann — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:53:25 +0000

Great photo of the possum under the bright red chair and the light on her is real nice. she looks cute! Interesting about possums recent migration to Ontario. I did not realize it was that recent that the came my my side of the river.

Comment on a visit by camilla

camilla — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:42:44 +0000

TEchnically, possums are Australian and opossums are American. They’re unrelated, but we always shorten the name to ‘possum here.

Comment on a visit by Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:30:24 +0000

Aww!
I wonder how long this guy has before the uglies set in. Adult possums are just Not Cute.

Comment on a visit by Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:28:03 +0000

Yup, this is the Virginia Opossum, but people in the States just call them possums. They definitely get less cute as they mature. I once found a mother killed in the road (this while living in Georgia) and the babies were still attempting to nurse. It was heartbreaking (yes, I called the local wildlife authorities to rescue the babes, after borrowing a phone from a nearby resident who had already called the city garbage men to come and pick it up, as if live infants are trash!). The babes were cute as anything but the mother was ugly as nightmares.

Comment on drawings in progress by Amelia

Amelia — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:18:01 +0000

LOVE the doily work. keep at that, it’s a great visual.

Comment on a visit by Amelia

Amelia — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:17:29 +0000

is this an o’possum? possums (the australian marsupial) are really cute, particularly the ring-tailed possums. they’re nocturnal and sometimes on an evening walk you’ll see one just sitting atop a fence post staring at you.

Comment on drawings in progress by NJStacie

NJStacie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:40:16 +0000

Love these!

Comment on self portrait with map by grace

grace — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:32:59 +0000

I love it.

Comment on camp project by Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:26:02 +0000

Oh man… I was all excited when I made a triangular blocking frame. You take gadgets to a whole new level!

I had a brief love affair with a can of purple stain… your blue is gorgeous.