[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Marion Thompson]

Back to nature.  I have just had an *_opossum_* grubbing around under my 
bird feeders.  Larger than I imagined, pale and rather lumbering, not an 
attractive face.  I'd have thought our last two winters would have 
discouraged a move north.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 5/28/2015 8:57 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> Buckingham U. Badger, if you please!
>
> On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/28/2015 7:59:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>>
>> And, of  course, a certain well-known Big Ten university claims the
>> Wolverine as its  mascot!  I could never figure out why, except that
>> they're
>> supposed to  be really mean!>>>
>>
>> Yes, but another close relative of this group - otters, weasels, etc.
>> is the badger, about as mean an animal as there is.
>>
>> And, of course, the mascot of UW-Madison, where he is named
>> "Bucky Badger".
>>
>> March tune by John Phillip Sousa:
>>
>> WISCONSIN FORWARD FOREVER
>>
>>
>> We'll march on victorious,
>> Oh Varsity, Varsity fair,
>> Your name, forever glorious,
>> Will hearten us to do and  dare.
>> We'll march on  victorious,
>> The cardinal  waving in air,
>> And Badgers  all, we'll answer to the call,
>> And we'll fight for Wisconsin  forever.
>>
>> We'll march on  victorious,
>> Oh Varsity,  Varsity fair,
>> Your name,  forever glorious,
>> Will hearten  us to do and dare.
>> We'll march  on victorious,
>> The cardinal  waving in air,
>> And Badgers  all, we'll answer to the call,
>> And we'll fight for Wisconsin  forever.
>>
>>
>> David Strang - Badger  Forever.
>>
>>
>>
>>