Tennis Ball Peeling & Possums …
October 11th, 2008 Posted in At Home, YouTube
Today I would like to show you how to do one of my favourite things.
I call this “The Fine Art of Tennis Ball Peeling”.
Here’s one I prepared earlier!
I had a very disturbed night last night. Two possums decided they were going to have a fight on the dodgy balcony outside my lounge room at 4am this morning. Of course you can imagine how much I wanted to get out there and stop them!! After all, it is one of my duties being an honourary member of Rusty’s Squirrel Patrol …
Anyway, today they decided to to have a go at each other in the garage. It seems these two were born in the garage and now they have grown up a bit, they have decided to come back to claim there home turf for mating season. It’s a bit like teenagers fighting over the best bedroom in the house. In our garage, the best spot is above the Hot Water Service ’cause it’s cozy!
Here is possum number one:
and here is possum number two:
Those photo’s were taken after their little spat!
Here is a moving picture of when they were together. Unfortunately all the real action was over before I could get out the back door and down to the garage. If you have the sound turned on, you will be able to hear some of the scary noises they make when fighting. Believe me it is worse when they are both making that noise in the middle of the night.
If you look closely, you can see the battle marks on the possum on the left.
Sorry the quality of that moving picture is very good – the lighting conditions weren’t the best!
Why My Bi-Peds insist on letting nature’s creatures other than me live in my yard I’ll never know! 
14 Responses to “Tennis Ball Peeling & Possums …”
By Khyra
on Oct 11, 2008
Thanks fur the lesson -
Woo really need to have marinated it longer so as to deal with that chewiness!
Your possums are way khuter than ‘my’ possums – woo would REALLY have an issue with them fur being fugly!
Good work!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
By Ruby the Mini Dachshund
on Oct 12, 2008
Hi Charlie
What a great post. Your really good at peeling those balls. I like to make a mess like that with plastic cloths pins. I grind them down until there’s nothing left but the wire & a pile of plastic.
I would like a chance to get at those possums. We don’t have them where I live, only squirrels.
Love Ruby
By Lorenza
on Oct 12, 2008
Hi, Charlie!
Thanks for sharing your peeling a ball technique! Now I know how to do it!
Those possums are scary!
I hope you are having a great saturday!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
By Bolo
on Oct 12, 2008
You’ve been busy Charlie!
By Ben
on Oct 12, 2008
Wow what a great instructional video! I must give that a try. I peel my tennis balls but then i just leave the middle bit, no I know how much mess it makes I’m gonna be chewing it up!
Those possum creatures are freaky! was that hissing??? I don’t think I would be going anywhere near those when they are in a mood!
Have a great weekend,
Ben xxxx
By Mack
on Oct 12, 2008
Those are some BIG possums!
How very rude of them moving into YOUR garage!
By Maggie and Mitch
on Oct 12, 2008
You have an excellent technique for peeling that tennis ball, Charlie! We were drooling watching you!
Your possums look different there than ours do here! Yours are somehow cuter!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
By Ben
on Oct 12, 2008
I forgot to mention that Aussie stamps are fine and if you signed up for the holiday card exchange you could be getting LOTS of stamps hehehe
Ben xxxx
By gus louie and callie
on Oct 12, 2008
Hey Charlie that is exactly what Louie does with his balls. He doesn’t even like playing with the ones with fur on them.
Those are some funny looking animals.. Our Possums look different than that..
Glad you liked Callie’s ear.. She was impersonating you..
Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie
By Joe Stains
on Oct 12, 2008
omdog I learned so much from you! I need to go find a tennis ball!
By Thor
on Oct 12, 2008
Hi Charlie!
You did a good demonstration of tennis ball peeling.
Those possums are very scary!
Have a great Sunday!
Love and licks
Thor
By Gizmo
on Oct 12, 2008
Hey Charlie. The possum I chased out of my backyard hasn’t been back and it’s been a month now. I hope that means he’s found a new place to terrorize.
That tennis ball looks like it’d be lots of fun. Pity they don’t make them in my size.
Keep up the good possum Patrolling
Gizmo
By Rusty
on Oct 13, 2008
Hi Charlie! Mom says your possums are a lot cuter than ours. Ours look like big rats. She still wouldn’t want them fighting on the back porch or in the garage. I say good job! Keep up the patrolling!
Barklove,
Rusty
By Dannan & The Girl
on Oct 14, 2008
Woah, those possums are nasty looking critters! I’m glad we don’t have them fighting all around our house!
Brown dog kisses,
Dannan