Speaking of wildlife- I walked down to the local barbershop yesterday (about a quarter mile away), and on my way back, in the middle of a sunny afternoon, I saw a big black bear come across the church rectory's lawn (right next door to us), wait for a passing car, and then lope across the street and wander off into the woods on the other side. That caused a little excitement in town for a while. I'd never seen a bear in the wild before; Amy saw some years ago while camping at Yellowstone, but I think the operative words there are "camping" and "Yellowstone", which seem more appropriate venues for bear watching than "the neighbor's lawn".
And our cats wonder why we don't let them out...
3 comments:
Oooohhhh! That's cool!
I've only ever seen one in the wild, and that was while camping (here in the Rockies). There was one hanging out by my place in Evergreen last year, but I never saw him, just his scat. My landlady saw him, but just briefly. Did you know bears can be superfast when they want to be? Like O to 40 mph in two seconds flat.
Which is why you should always hike with a partner. Because you can't outrun the bear, but you don't have to as long as you can outrun your friend!
Moles in your lawn?
A bear at the neighbor's?
Next thing you know there will be snakes on the plane.
phoebe- thank you for the information on bear acceleration, i will keep it in mind on my next walk down the street to the post office, or our next walk to the local pizza place/bar, which we always do after dark. like tonight, for instance.
mike- you got me thinking- maybe it wasn't a bear after all, maybe it was some sort of freaky Super-Mole... i swear he'd have fit in some of the tunnel-trails in our yard.
catalyst- no, no planes. we had a hot-air balloon almost land in the backyard a month ago, though. it had no moles, bears or snakes in it.
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