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Some 20 or so years ago when I was dog-less for a few years, I took a photo of a bear cub with his nose pressed to my front window. This was before digital cameras, so of course so I can't put it here and another time, without a camera with me, I watched a bear playing in the beaver pond which lies just below my studio. He was splashing and circling in the middle of the pond all by himself for several minutes, unaware that I was watching and seemed to be having a great time!

Every September, there is an on-going battle for the apples on my wonderful, single apple tree. I've decorated the tree with all kind of hanging junk and poles and even bells but a well motivated bear can usually find a way to clear the tree of apples very quickly. Dogs are helpful.

Two or three years ago a brown mother with cub charged me one afternoon when I came out on the deck. Luckily, I frightened her off by banging loudly on the floor with a broom handels. She was quite aggressive and came at me later when I was picking up windfalls from under the tree. However, when I walk in the woods, I make noise (it's a good chance to sing) and I do feel fairly safe as Bazza is racing around nearby and except for at apple time, I expect our separate routes are respected.

It may take some time for me to adjust the above image. I am on slow computer learning curve.