We saved another one!

This morning I was up getting around and suddenly hear, 

"Mom / April there's something swimming in the pool!" from my son and hubs.  

I'm thinking, swimming?  Wouldn't that be a duck and if so what is the big deal?  

I asked, "a duck?"  They said "No, not sure what it is?"  

So then I think its a bunny struggling in the pool so Little Man and I go into panic rescue mode.

Me: "LM, grab the bucket while I fish it out!"

LM: "OK!"

Me: "Go, go, go!"

Hubs is standing at the back window watching all the crazy.

I'm thinking, "save the bunny, save the bunny, save the bunny!"

Then, we get out back and find this swimming in the pool!

Baby Possum!

Me: "Oh crap!"   

I make a sharp U-Turn and run to get the net, because you know I won't pick him up bare handed like a bunny!

The little guy was smart enough to get over to the pool vacuum hose and hang on for dear life.  Poor thing!  Possums are nocturnal so no telling how long he had been in the pool.

I fished him out with the net and placed him on a rock by the fence to dry off.  Looked like a drowned cat!  He swims like a cat too!  Once he got his bearings, he waddled off and crawled under the fence.  Hope he finds his family!

I seriously think I need to invent some kind of ramp that you leave in the pool for wildlife to use to climb out should they fall in.  

But you never know, they could totally have backyard parties while you're out of town and use it as a water slide!  I guess that would be a win/win! :D