Ophelia Loves NPR’s “Morning Edition”

We start out a little out of focus, then resolve to clarity.

Crystal clarity, according to the original Outer Limits‘ Control Voice.

I truly miss that show. Yes, it’s dated, and yes, the special effects are laughable by today’s standards.

And if you think that’s what the show was about, …then I don’t know. I definitely don’t know you.

Nor do I want to.

Once in focus (and no doubt with a few coffees under our belt), we see Ophelia, an Opossum having breakfast with NPR’s Morning Edition playing in the background.

Wise, Opossums are.

Truly wise.

 

Opie Visits

I noted the absence of Opossum from our posts in The Return of Opie.

Perhaps Opossum took umbrage at that.

No sooner did I mention The Mighty Oaps absence, then Opossum visited us again.

Somewhere in the background is Olivia, a female.

Don’t know if they’re related by blood or marriage.

Don’t really want to ask.

Remember Opossum’s bare tolerance of Two-Leggers, “Beware my pointy teeth.”

 

The Return of Opie

The Mighty Ops has been missing from these posts for a while.

We’ve known both Opie and Opalina have been about.

They leave calling cards.

You don’t want to know.

Shy yet ferocious, The Mighty Ops takes on all challengers.

Discretion is the better part of valor, of course, and still…

Don’t get between Opossum and their meals.

Remember their war cry – Beware my piercing teeth, Two-Legs!

 

Sharing Apples and Peanut Butter

We are Graced by Coyote.

(Note the capital “G” above. No fool, I)

This sprightly gent dines elegantly on an apple core I tossed into our yard. Opossum most often dine on fruits and veges we offer, and Opossum can be right persnickety when they’re dining. Coyote avoid them more often than not.

Which tells us this fellow dines sans Opossum as either guest or host.

But there are Raccoon around because we can hear them chastising this handsome lad.

We leave out apple cores because a favorite snack (for me) is Granny Smith apples and chunky peanut butter (love the chunky kind, not so much the smooth kind (and that description tells you much about me and why I chose as I did)).

I often sit outside and The Wild come to me, take from my hand and dine with me.

Heck, Raccoon and Skunk come into my lap (I sit on the ground usually), stand up supporting themselves with their forepaws on my chest, and sniff my breath to determine if what I’m munching on is better than what I offer them (I do not recommend others do this).

Makes me wonder if I should share some apples and peanut butter with them.

Or with this fellow, any way.

Enjoy.

 

Oaps loves Grannies

Granny Smith apples.

Although we’re sure all o’possums love their grannies (apples and otherwise).

Granpies, too (are there such things as Granpy Smith apples?).

Not sure how many generations of a family line can comfortably co-exist. We haven’t noticed any o’possums being territorial. We’ve seen them sit side by side and dine.

Usually a male and female, though.

But not a female with pups.

Pupped females…don’t like to be bothered.

None of that “Want to see my darling children?” for them.

Oh, no, no, no.

Pupped womens – at least o’possum womens – are (like all in The Wild) protective mothers.

Probably protective grannies, too.

No idea about the granpies, though.