In our October/November issue, we feature this funny photo of an opossum napping in a birdhouse, sent in by reader Darcy Van Heuveln of Cary, North Carolina.
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“Its impossumble to get a good night’s sleep around here.”
Humph! Maybe now I can get some REAL sleep without someone checking to see if I’m playing possum.
AAhhhh my secret hideaway to get some peace and quiet! The kids will never find me here!!!
Maybe I can get some A/C in this place next year.
“Faking it” is for the birds!
someone is sleeping in my bed.
Thank goodness, home at last! I thought that last car was gonna get me!
Let the birds play Opossum in the street!
I LOVE IT when Mom sends me to a time out!
I most certainly am not a squatter.
Keeping these eggs warm wears me out.
Possum??? I’m not an opossum. I’m a pink-nosed chickadee.
Where is that man? The kids are driving me crazy.
I knew I shouldn’t have trusted that bird to find me an ideal vacation house.
Sorry, I just can’ talk anymore, I’ve got to get my beauty rest….
Sorry, I just can’t anymore, I gotta get my beauty rest…
I just can’t play anymore, I gotta get my beauty rest…
Is Rufus roughin it or what!
AAhhh life is “SO” sweet!
Coast Clear!
Nothing beats a bird house after a long day of work!!!!!!!
Ok mom come and find me. Heeee
He said it would be less than five minutes…I think I’ll just take a short nap while I’m waiting.
Quiet, while the birds are out, I’m playing “possum”!
Now that bird really knows how to play opossum!
AAAAH, I love Mama and our 8little back packs, but ….
You’ll feel right – after a good night in our Sleep….Real Tight bedfrom Posture Perfect.
And a possum in a pear tree.
And a possum in a pear tree….
I knew i should have gotten a doublewide
i always wanted a high-rise apartment! no traffic noice!
Playing possum.
Where am I, who did I sleep with, how did I get here?
Just push the snooze button one more time…
Janet Ward
Smithfield UT
“I think I’ll just hang in this cozy place through the winter.”
Young Snoopy in the dog house simulator training to earn his pilot’s goggles.
Right!…the wife said the place had 4 stars.
Peace and quiet at last!
I can’t believe I have the whole house to myself!
Just five more minutes and I’ll be good to go.
Shhh! I’m busy playing possum!
Pappa eagle’s nest was much too hard
Mamma squirrel’s nest was much too soft
But this baby’s nest is just right.
“It’s im-opossum-ble to find a good hotel nowadays.”
“Hey! This sure beats hanging upside down.”
This is certainly a lot better than one of those expensive hotel rooms.
Any port in a storm i say
what is moderation
Well…they DID say the room had a great view!
The holiday Inn was all booked up so…………….
What a night, I just couldn’t go another step.
“What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.”
“Sure am glad this has a bottom in it.” by Norma Jean Fish Bingham, Illinois 62011
or
“Life is what you make it. ” Beautiful.” by husband Ross Fish, Bingham, Illinois 62011
Ahh, finally , a room of my own.
I’m really a bird…I’m just playing ‘possum!
“Boy, I wish I lived here!”
I don’t know but I’ve been told, play possum is awful bold.
ahoy mate any port in sstorm
Just contemplating the days possum-bilities.
This is certainly better than one of those expensive hotel rooms.
AAaaah,And who said retirement was for the birds.”
Hmmmmmm………. I wonder if George Washington ever slept here?
Don’t laugh! They used to say man would never fly either.
Here’s my caption for the photo: “This place is drop dead gorgeous!”
Ahhh, Life is good! My own room with a view and a feather bed!!!!!
“it came with a feather bed!”
The rent was “Cheep” but the neighbors are a little “cuckoo!”
So funny!! Great caption!
With the convention in town, it was the only room available.
This beats hanging by the tail
How much is the rent?
Ahh, no work, no rent, no taxes, this is the life! Rufus the Opossum
Did you get my coment for Rufus?
I’m not playing opossum, I am a opossum!
“What a great costume! No one will know that I’m really a bird!”"
I finally found a neat place, so I don’t have to live on the streets any more for awhile at.
Stay here tonight is pretty safe….at least you won’t find me dead in the road tomorrow morning.
My brother in law subscribes to your magazine & than shares it with my husband & myself. We all really enjoy it alot.
AAHH! The penthouse life!!
But the wine was sooo good!
Hey,will you guys hold down the noise? I work the night shift.
Gosh,, this flying thing is way overrated. Sooooo,tired.
Wow! What you gotta do to get a bird’s eye view!
After a climb like that, I’s plum tuckered out!
They’ll never think to look for me here!
I gotta quit pullin’ those all-nighters.
Rufus says, “Oooh, ya’ just gotta love a comfy, luxury condo! Zzzzzzzzzz…..
The penthouse view suits me fine!
I only need a few more minutes……..ahhhh…snore……
Welcome to my new treehouse. It is so comfortable you could sleep all day.
“Ooooh, ya’ just gotta love a comfy, luxury condo! Zzzzzzzz…..”.
WOW this fresh air smells much better out here.
There is a fowl odor inside sure glad I hung my head outside.
Who’s asleep? I’m just playing possum-hehheh.
Who’s asleep? I’m just playing possum-hehheh.
I’m trying to get some sleep here, some body turn that sunshine off…….
It’s a wonderful life.
AAAH ! alone at last……………..
No one will find me here.
Party all night and sleep all day, its an awesome life….
Sure is good when the kids get back to school and I can catch up on a little “shut eye” during the day.
Rock-a-bye Possie in the tree top.
Another good one!
Hanging by our tails to sleep… What were we thinking?
“For the last time – I’m NAPPING -NOT PLAYING DEAD!”
Words of the opossum:
“Recycle, reuse,
please don’t toss ‘em!”
” What do you mean, this is not my ROOM ???!! “
” Impossible !! What do you mean this is not my room?? “
“Playing possum” was getting old. I have a new gig,”Playing bird”.
Mama said there be days like this.
Ahhh this is the life…not a care in the world!
Ahh! Outdoor accommodations- ” Endless -possum-bilities”
This outdoor accommodations has endless “possum-bilities!
This outdoor accommodation has “possum-bilities”.
…and it was JUUUUST right.
One of these days we are going to HAVE to put in central air.
I hope the boss doesn’t catch me sleeping on the job.
Can’t wait for my replacement to get here. This 24/7 schedule is for the birds.
Evelyn September 17, 2012
Ahhh..It is so nice to have your own Time Share With a view yet/
“. . . this one is too big . . this one is too small . .. this one is juuust right and she fell faaast asleep!”
From infancy, Mom read me birdtime stories.
Tell mama that I’m ok. I’m not dead, I’m just playin’ possum.
“I know I’m trespassing but I had to get away from the kids.”
I never dreamed it was possumble to have a home like this!!! Becky Crouch, Manassas, VA 9/18/2012
I NEVER dreamed it was possumble to have a home like this!!! Becky Crouch, Manassas, VA 9/18/2012
Harder then mommies pouch but a lot less crowded.
I was thinking outside the box and fell asleep!!
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE (someone else’s) HOME!! Becky Crouch Manassas, VA
Believe you me, I can sleep anywhere!!! Becky Garman Crouch Manassas, VA
Thank you Priceline®!
Don’t you just love playing bird?
There’s just nothing like, A room with a view.
Penthouse Possum, when you got it, you got it!!
Wake me when the elections are over.
And I snore too!
So, this is what they mean by ‘living in high places”.
Playing possum??? To be politically correct… I happen to be “thinking outside the box”
“You know how I found this place?” “A little birdie told me!”
“Rufus, don’t you know, Sleeping here is for the birds!!” Becky Garman Crouch
But I am Cinderella..
……”and we’ll leave the light on for ya”
Or, “I’ll leave my latch string out. Ha ha! Or not. I want no one pulling my tail.”
Belive me, I’m not playing possem anymore! That last episode almost got me squashed!
I sure hope those birdbrains don’t tweet all their friends to help them evict me.
Wake me up after my lease expires…zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Ahhh, this is more like it, sure beats hanging by my tail!
Ahh – naps are what weekends are all about.
Eat your heart out, Goldilocks!
whew!!!! This movin is for the birds…..
Just 5 more minutes..I promise, I’ll be gone before they get home…..
Just playin’ possum.
This must be that “empty nest syndrome” they talk about after the kids leave!
Ahhhhh…. There’s no place like home…. There’s no place like home….
1..2..3..4..5……..Ready or not….here I come…..
The Possum Place..Priceless…
“Ah, finally, peach and quiet. Do not Disturb!!”
“The Real Estate just keeps on shrinking.”
I wonder when the three birds will come back
Ahhhhh . . . You know what they say: Location, Location, Location
Welcome to Possum Lodge!
Ahh dreaming of feathers and wings.
Ahh this is the life.
Movin on up to the Eastside to the delux appartment in the sky!
Stress is for the birds
“Have you seen the price of new homes?!?!?”
Just doin’ what possums are supposed to do!
What do you mean…When Pigs Fly…my eye!
Gotta Love These Time Shares!
BOY , WHO EVER SAID LIFE WAS A DREAM , SURE HAD IT RIGHT !
Small on square footage…Big on comfort!!
Just trying to get a tan before the Possum Prom
Whew! I wish my house was air-conditioned, that way
I wouldn’t have to hang my head out the window.
opossum caption:
Can’t you see I’m dying here?!
“There’s no place like home…at least that’s what the sign on the door said!”
“I just love a good Bed and Breakfast.”
Just another day in paradise.
If those birds would be quite, A guy could get some sleep around here!
Playing opossum is for the birds!
“okay people, listen up!!! I’ve been busy all night, stealing bird seed, playing dead, being nocturnal, chewing phone lines… well you get the idea! Now your complaining i’m “in your house, would i please get out?” okay, okay, i’ll scoot if you let me -yaaaaawn- take a nap.
Someone said this is for the birds. They obviously haven’t slept here yet.
Welcome to L’Hotel de Oppussum Rufus!
I’m just gonna take a nap in here. Don’t think anyone will notice.
Rufus is my name and nappin’ is my game!
I’M INVISIBLE! I’m Invisible! I’m invisa……..zzzzzzzzzzz
do not disturbe – hey! i’m not kidding, i’m not playing opossum!
i’ve always wanted a tree house, how cozy is this?
“I wonder if checkout is still 11 o’clock?
Playing possum is for the birds!
Very rare and endangered species!!!! A ROADKILL DEER unsucessfully feigning injury to distract preditors from its nest.
Home, sweet home…aaahh
It’s a little cozy, but it will do