OK …. OK ….I’m stretching thinks a bit here ( well ….. quite a lot really ) , but once again , I am going to have a short chat about possums . Look , I like possums , but I am not too sure why they sometimes make a passing reference in my blogs . Guy Pearce loves possums , well I mean he hasn’t told me personally , that he dislikes them . He made an amusing speech on the acceptance of his Emmy , at the awards ceremony the other day , so that is why I have picked on him .
Guy Pearce
By the way , have you ever seen a possum released from a sugar bag ? I have , and crikey it was impressive . I know that possums can run pretty quick , but boy oh boy , did that little sucker run . As it dropped out of the sack , it’s little feet were already doing 100 miles per hour . It hit the ground running , and didn’t stop until it was 30 feet up a gum tree . I’m glad I wasn’t in the road of travel , as it would have gone straight over the top of me , leaving multiple lacerations .
Possum in Tree
They have a problem at the Treasury Gardens in Melbourne with possums gaining access to the very old trees . To fix the problem , they have fitted metal collars to the trees . This makes it impossible for the possum to scale the tree . The only way they could climb the tree , would be if it jumped across from an adjacent tree . They have thought of that as well , by fitting collars to all trees in a grouping .
Possum proofed tree
So if Guy wants to come home to Oz and play with a possum in the Melbourne Treasury Gardens , he may find the place a possum free zone .
John,
After reading your blog, I am ready to buy a ticket, get on a plane and go to Melbourne.
Alex Arshavskiy
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Your possums down in Australia look a lot more capable than our Possums here in America. Sounds like an entertaining problem!
Andrew Miner
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John,
I’m sure the possums appreciate the metal collars going on the trees rather than, well, you know…
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John, Possoms down under sounds like a musical in the works..
Scott Sylvan Bell
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Hi John,
Possums around here have to be caught and released in humane traps. Of course, domestic cats get caught in those traps periodically. Naturally, we let the kitties out.
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April Braswell
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I think I am going to enjoy getting an education about Australia. Your possum picture reminds me of the raccoons we have here in Canada. Except for the ears.
I’m with Dennis. I saw that picture and thought, that doesn’t look like the possums I see around here! Regardless your posts are always fun and entertaining and I love to see your thoughts flow in print.
Jennifer Battaglino
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I’m going to have to agree with Sonya on this one … regarding Guy Pearce and Possums. But even when I don’t know how the topic relates, I always find your articles amusing and entertaining … I guess you’re an Awesome Possum
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Your possums sure look different from the ones I am familiar with in the midwest US.
I have never seen a possum that was just released from a sugar bag but I suspect that if that had been me being released from a bag, I would have hit the ground running too.
Dennis
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I think possums are the cutest animals. I’ve lived all over California and have had possum friends in each part. I had a little one, a baby, who visited my home in Huntington Beach each night for about a month or so. I missed that little guy when he finally moved on!
Cherie Miranda
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Oh yes, the flying possoms of the outback. Crafty, yet cute.
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We were camping on our honeymoon… just 25 years ago… only seems like yesterday…anyway…it was dark and I heard something in our food outside. As any wise woman would do I turned to my protector… my husband – who didn’t know what it was either… till he braved the man’s food eating sounds and found a possum! Love Possums!
Loved your story!
John, your blog is always entertaining, and as Rachel said, always strangely related to or on topic of something.
Never thought I would see armored trees before either….
Always looking forward to more
~Mark Hogan
John your posts crack me up! Hilarious and always somehow relevant
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We always called the Opossums. I always thought that was their name or they were from Ireland.
Guy Pearce is a really good actor. Thought he was outstanding in MEMENTO! Instead of giving that movie 5 out of 5 stars, I’ll now give it a 5 possum rating
Michael
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LOL!
I love possums!
But then, I don’t get run over by them……
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Who is Gary Pearce? What does he have to do with possums? I feel like I have missed a bunch of your blogs!!!
Sonya Lenzo
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There in Australia you have very different animals. I have never seen before or heard, like this one…
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John, I had no idea that possum’s climbed trees. For some reason I thought they lived in cardboard boxes in the back of abandoned garages!
TKS
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