My Moment with the Bear

--by ruru, posted Jan 9, 2009

I was leaving for work at about 6:20 am on Monday morning. The sky was gray but the sun was rising. I stepped out the front door, looked up at the trees breezing in the wind, and suddenly I realized the large creature resting at the foot of our driveway was not my black dog 'wolfy' but was a different furry, black animal that was ten times larger: a full grown Black Bear!

The Bear and I looked directly into each other's eyes at that moment. It was a rather long pause. He then proceeded to waltz around our property as he must have found it rather interesting. He walked by my bright red Toyota Yaris. I suppose we have the same taste in cars! Frightened and yet also curious, I gradually shifted backwards to the front door, but still carefully observed this fascinating beast. It was the most beautiful bear. Of course, I was mindful of how fast bears can run, how large their teeth are, how vicious they can devour their prey, but as I looked at this bear, calm, and slow in his movement, I also noticed a gentlenes. He looked healthy and large, but seemed soft on the inside. No wonder they invented teddy bears!

I was almost an hour late to work that morning, but it was well worth the moments of just being in nature. Since I moved upstate into a home amist the wildnerness, I have seen deer, rabbit, turkey vultures, hawks, king woodpeckers, gardner snakes, wolves, and even a long tortoise! But it was my moment with the bear, that was the most tender moment to remember.

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Posted by ruru
Jan 9, 2009
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hotcocoa wrote: Nature brings peace, memories, relief and more.

Hope you get to see the bear again :)
Thanks for sharing this nice story and god bless you and the bear :d

lovebug wrote: I can't be sure of your age honey, but you have indeed sene a lot. It probably does not make any difference in the age thing. You have seen enought to know what to enjoy.PEACE

AURELIA wrote: RURU, it sounds like you are not far from me!!!I'm upstate tooo! Pretty Cool. I've never seen a bear though...I've seen coyotes, fox, rabbits, racoons, and the like...but never a bear!!!!!! Your heart must have skipped a beat :0) Thanks for sharing. ~Aurelia

JuneBug wrote: That would have been so cool! I saw a black bear in Tennessee some years back digging for something to eat. He paid us no mind, but I thought it was awesome! One of those wonderful treats God lets us see....:}

lmil1954 wrote: ruru this is a way cool story. Good reason to be late for work...Have a beary happy week! Love ya! Linda:)

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