The Joy of Emigration

Meet the possum who lives in my garage roller door; posing in the apple tree that hangs over our decking. 
We hear he/she each night after sunset, as it noisely bounds across the metal parts of the roof and onto the decking.
Sometimes we are treated to a possum chorus, as all the possums in the area shout to each other, which sounds like (to my ears) a moped being kickstarted....

Found this handsome looking devil hanging out on the back wall of the house. 
Large brown spiders in Australia are apparently less of a worry than the small black ones.
This guy was very big and brown and bit of a shock.  Thankfully Huntsmen are virtually harmless (they can however give a nasty nip)....

But apparently it is nothing to get shocked or snigger about.  Nor should you consider contacting your member of parliament in disgust.  According to the Coon website: "The brand name recognises the work of Edward William coon in developing...

As a Christmas present to myself, I recently bought a secondhand chest freezer - I know how to live on the wild side.
There is something about having an electric appliance located in an area that is virtually outdoors.  It feels very Australian!
Everybody meet my new refridgeration device....