The shed's as good as a tree

For a number of years now there has been a Common Ringtail Possum's nest in the farmhouse garage. The possums chose to build a nest in the rafters where a roll of pipe has been stored. Successive generations must use the same nest because according to one reference I have they only live three or four years. We check that they are present occasionally but try not to be too intrusive. We often see one out and about around the garden after dark.

I'm afraid the pipe is 'out of action' for a while yet.

Food this way

This made me laugh - well, I was by myself so really it was just a smile.

A lot of trees in public parks have skirts of plastic. The hope is that possums won't be able to climb on the slippery surface - possums in numbers can do an awful lot of damage to a tree. But whoever dressed this tree missed a branch. (Or maybe I'll give them the benefit of doubt and say that a sheet of plastic has gone missing.) A possum would have no trouble climbing up the branch and jumping to the others.