Bearly A Visit in the Wilderness

3 June 2005

While playing my mandolin,
I hear something at the outside of the cabin ...
Suddenly, I see 2 sets of long, curled, gleaming black claws
scratching their way up to the window sill
followed by 2 black eyes peering at me over a pointed brown nose!
A Black Bear had heard me playin' the mandolin
& came to stand up at the window for a better view!!!

I'm not sure WHAT that says about my playin'!!

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... I'm about 15 feet away while taking these photos ...