so I married a opossum whisperer...who knew ?

I was going to tell you how amazing our drive in the country was yesterday morning

after another frozen fog rolled in the night before

painting our world in shades of white and grey

but

instead I decided to share with you

my new little love

he was the first

of three opossums we found

waddling in snow banks during our

four hour drive

~~

when we stopped

to get a closer look

at this one

I was sure he was going to take off in the opposite direction

and

run away

but

actually

he hardly budged

~

actually

I'm not sure opossums even know how to run

and

then my husband

~who continues to amaze me with his hidden talents~

started calling him closer to the car

the same way you'd get the attention of a dog or cat

and

it worked

~~

in fact it worked so well

he almost ended up going under our car heading towards the other side of the road

~I know I know...don't go there~

anyhow

when he finally turned to leave

I noticed that the end of his tail was missing

and

that his back left leg was covered in burrs

and

I was sad

that we had coaxed him closer to us

for nothing

but

cute photos

~~

so

next time we go out for a drive

I'm taking opossum food with me

just in case

~~

anybody know what they eat

?