[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Jay Weigel]

I am not altogether fond of possums, but having learned that they consume
vast numbers of ticks, I am inclined to look less unfavorably upon them
than I used to. They are unlovely beasts, and will hiss at you if you get
too close, but like other creatures in the circle of life, they serve a
purpose.

So, Marion, I guess this is another indication of global warming...either
that, or you had best be knitting a sweater for an opossum!

On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have them year-round here. Not very pretty, though the babies are cute,
> and they can be vicious if cornered. Nast sharp teeth!
>
> > On May 28, 2015, at 9:24 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > 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 <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> In a message dated 5/28/2015 7:59:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >>> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> <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.
> >
>