I have been feeling neglected: Friends along the lakeshore have been seeing bears in their yards for a week or so, but, I have not. Not, that is, until last night when a big Black Bear wandered across my property.
This is the time of the year when Black Bears return to the valleys. It is not that I do anything to encourage their visits—any more than I encourage the falling of the leaves, the formation of autumnal steam fog, or the arrival of snow. But, I welcome all these things—bears included—as events to be savored on the seasonal calendar.
With luck, I will manage more (and better) bear pictures throughout the fall. This first one is of modest quality, but then it was taken at about 2 am in the rain.
