Sven and the Secret

[tinhuviel]

It was the dead of night. I spied a teentsy spider in a perfectly-formed web on the front porch and I wanted to get a picture of it, if I could. Because of the filigree nature of the web and the smallness of the spider, I was unsuccessful. Before I went in, however, I decided to point the camera into the back yard and see what I came up with. At night, the back yard is like a black hole. There is no light whatsoever. One has no idea what could be sitting nearby, giving you the hairy eyeball in the night. So I pressed the button on the camera and the flash went off, exposing.......SVEN!








During Sven's photo shoot, I learnt that opossums do not lap up water, they slurp it. Opossums have no dining manners at all. I bet they even wipe their mouths on their arm sleeves instead of using the cloth napkin.

I then came in, thrilled with my photie goodness, only to find Aunt Tudi imparting top secret information to Shmoop, our little Spy Kitty. I snapped a picture of them for future evidence.

Comments

[simplysakka.livejournal.com]

Amazing photos!

I love that shot of Aunt Tudi and Schmoop. It really *does* look like she is telling him a secret. The look on his face, and the way he has his head ever-so-slightly cocked in her direction... Just priceless!

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

Shmoop is our most expressive cat. She never stops yapping and responding in surreal ways to our communicating with her.

[dferguson.livejournal.com]

If I were you, I'd watch my cookies. The expression on Shmoop's face and the way he's got his head turned as if he's paying rapt attention to every word...

...that cat ain't human, I'm tellin' ya

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Oh no. Far from Human. She's way too advanced to be Human.

breaks into song.

[green-goblin70.livejournal.com]

More Human that Human
More Human that Human
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Re: breaks into song.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

::thrashes about::

[green-goblin70.livejournal.com]

Whatever you do, don't do something that will make Sven feel theatened. Opossums don't can be right vile and nasty creatures when scared or such. They might do more than wipe their mouths on your sleeves.

And in the spirit of the lady from the floor, "Sven, done learnt you sumthin"!

[moad-terran-hq.livejournal.com]

I would be on alert - based on that look, that Kitty is up to no good!

Oppossums are just such odd looking critters - they really don't look like they belong here....

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

No. I think that they're ultra-dimensional entities sent to weird most people out. Me? I think they're stupendous!

[moad-terran-hq.livejournal.com]

Wow - I figure that's how most people describe Me...

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

That figures, 'cos I think you're stupendous too.

[moad-terran-hq.livejournal.com]

*blush*

Awww, shucks.....

;-)

[mizliz.livejournal.com]

Possums are the oddest critters. They always look like "Spy vs. Spy" to me.

That being said, Sven is a cutie-patootie, for a possum, anyway. You have to give them their own gauge. :)

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

LMAO! I never thought about Spy vs. Spy, but you're right!

[falkenna.livejournal.com]

I agree, they need their own gauge . . .
Sven is right purdy, for a 'possum -- he looks more like a badger than an alien rat.

[mizliz.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think I've ever seen a badger. Do we even have them in South Carolina? Beavers, yes, bears, maybe -- badgers, I'm not sure. Maybe Tin knows.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Nah, they aren't indigenous to the South. They hang out in the Central and Western US.

[falkenna.livejournal.com]

Aha! So Tin says the US does have them! I never knew. I certainly never saw one till I got over here.