A2Z 2025 — Day 15 — Oak and Opossum

OakIn virtually every place I have lived up until 2011, there have been huge oak trees in the yards.  My grandparents’ place, where I spent a large portion of my childhood, had them, keeping the property under their benevolent shade.  My childhood home had two giant ones in the back yard.  Both there and at…

Friday Favorite Feature 44 — reflections on a possum carcass

On Wednesday I took at 15+ mile bike ride in Ottawa County on the North Bank, Spoonville, and Idema Explorer Trails.  This paved bike path has become my favorite.  The weather was just perfect around 3:30pm.  70F, slight breeze, and the trees laid down shade for much of it. On a long stretch with few…

Day 4 — Opossum Acrostic

image link Oft-unfairly-maligned Parental Omnivorous Shakespearian Snake-tailed Unguental Meanderer     Please click on the image link to read the story of the ‘possum family rescue — includes video!