Making friends with a possum / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

August 1, 2025 8:36am CST

We arrived home a few hours ago after spending two nights camping with our son who is visiting from Ireland. Vince’s brother also came with us. He and our son slept in tents and we were in our motor-home. We had power the first night but the second night we camped at Dryandra, which borders the farm where I grew up. It was bitterly cold in our terms but we managed to stay warm and enjoyed ourselves. The photo shows a friendly possum that came to visit. Our possums are not a bit like American opossums. My night photos are not worth putting up as you can see but hopefully, in a day or two, I’ll be able to share some of Vince’s.

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rakski

@rakski (145271)

• Philippines

19h

Cute.

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Jimlos Tatooth

@Ineeddentures (12947)

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11h

It really is Do you have them in the Philippines Raquel?

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rakski

@rakski (145271)

• Philippines

10h

@Ineeddentures no, we don't have that here. But we have tarsier

Four Walls

@FourWalls (77276)

• United States

20h

Yes, your possums are cute. Our opossums are butt-ugly.

Glad you’re home and had a good time!

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Always smiling

@allknowing (150812)

• India

10h

Talking about cold it reminded me how we were woken up by the group to spend time with them while both of us were cuddled in blankets. It was in Kashmir and we were a part of the conducted tour .

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (196552)

• United States

18m

They look more like squirrels. I like our possums. They are good folk.

M Cheung

@Beestring (15701)

• Hong Kong

That possum is cute.

Jimlos Tatooth

@Ineeddentures (12947)

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11h

I am so glad that you managed to stay warm and enjoy yourselves I try to make sure Yvonne stays warm and that we enjoy ourselves when we go camping. I feel it's my duty. Do those possums have a lot of contact with humans Judy?