Ginger Sees Winter

"Hi! I'm Lily Possum!  I belong to Tom & Sky."

Ginger Possum studied the sky shrouded with puffy clouds silhouetted through the darkness. Winter would soon be arriving, she thought. There was a briskness to the air that she had not noticed on her prior evening visits through the wood.

She wiggled her wiry whiskers and took a long lick over her luxurious fur that had thickened over the past few weeks. How glad she was that she lived in the southern portion of the nation! It was much warmer here than in the North. She had learned this from a flock of Canadian geese drinking at the wood stream one evening, two winters ago.

Ginger paused to shake out the fullness of her coat, satisfied with her short grooming session. She would concentrate more on the grooming later; for now she had things to do before sunrise.

As she passed the stream in the wood she noticed that Lenny Frog had vanished. She assumed he had found safety from the brisk night by burrowing in his hole near the stream. He would stay there until the cold left the wood.

Last Friday she had stopped by Tinky Possum's burrow to ask if he was ready for winter. He assured Ginger that he was. He'd been busy scouting out the wood, remembering where the persimmon and nut trees were rooted.

So did Ginger, for that was her direction - the large hickory in the middle of the wood. The winds of autumn had dislodged the nuts from the branches of the tree. Ginger ate until her tummy bulged with satisfaction, then she cleaned her face with her tiny monkey-like paws before scurrying back to her burrow. Morning light was filtering through the wood.

As Ginger settled in for her all day nap, she thought of the signs of winter about her. As she closed her eyes, she thought happy thoughts. Yes, winter was on its way but she would be warm and safe in her underground burrow. She had nuts and persimmons but most of all, she could make fun footprints in the snow, and maybe, just maybe a possum snow angel.

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