I'm back, and LA has warmed up just for me. 20 yesterday, lovely.
An opossum crossed my front garden today, just a few feet away from me. They are very, very ugly, or at least, the ones living near us are.
http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/Professional-Trapper/wildlife/CA-Los-Angeles-Wildlife.htm Incidentally, on that link, there's a fantastic little icon down the left for 'Dead' animals.