I do hate those things, but I don't want to hurt em

I was driving home from dinner with Aunt Gen when a possum ran out in front of my car and stopped in the middle of the street. I swerved and almost missed it. I could feel my back wheel clip the creature as I winced, hunched down over the steering wheel, and swore under my breath.

I looked into the rear-view mirror and saw the possum run to the other side of the street. It looked okay. Phew! Then, of course, I immediately came up alongside a police car. I was sure the policeman was going to pull me over for swerving wildly around the street, but he (or she) didn't. I just drove past, through the light, and down the road.

That was a scary ride home!

Beady eyes and vicious little face

We have been engaged in an ongoing war with animals on our property, and here is the latest soldier from the Axis of Evil:













Can you even tell what it is?? Or does it look like some unidentified beastie from the depths of hell?