Finnegan spotted a possum on one of our evening walks this past week. I have never seen one in the wild before especially this close to home. I didn’t have my camera so I had to borrow an image from the Internet. The warmer weather must be bringing out the critters.

We spent a splendid evening with friends last night. Their twin daughters are about 3 and very cute. Their car has a big dent in the hood which, we thought, might have been from a basketball—the kids next door were playing when we arrived. It turned the snow and ice on their steep roof all slid off last week and and a good-size chunk of ice did the damage.

I’m taking tomorrow off so I can get a few things done aroung the house. Today I fertilized the lawns and mended the “temporary” fence around the backyard gardens to keep out the dog. If I have the time and the weather co-operates I’ll make a gate for the back deck. The backyard is too wet and muddy for Finnegan, not that he minds.

I also bought some “all sport” shoes. The top of my left foot above the arch has been sore off and on for the past few months so I’m hoping these shoes might improve it.