[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Marion Thompson]

   No knitting for 'possums here!

Marion, a pilgrim

On 5/28/2015 10:03 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> 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.