Things that go "thump" in the night...

So, me and my youngest were sitting in the dark on the patio this past weekend. We had just built a little fire in the chiminea. Amongst the crackle of the flame, the hum of the traffic and the plinking of our neighbor playing the piano - I heard a rustle of the leaves in the tree behind us. I didn't think too much of it. Then Catherine said - "Oh look, something is in the tree. It's staring at us".

It was a 'possum!!!!

This is the best shot I could get considering it was in the dark.