The Sun Came Out to Play

perhaps you remember my autumn day 

at this very location: click here to view

blue skies

aquamarine waters

circles of land cloaked in winters fading snow

textures reveal 

light and shadow

line between 

terra and blue yonder a visual delight

do you know who made these tracks?

I would love to hear your thoughts

maybe river otter?

and 

I went to the bear tree, do you remember? 

this next photo is one from that post: here

well

last autumn

mama and one of the two cubs returned

mama climbed the tree and little one gave up the climb half way up

cub did that twice and is reported to have stayed on the earth

for two days while mama was in the den way up at the top

then....

the cub made it up

tucked in for the season....

a wind storm came 

howling mighty

the rotten Cottonwood Tree fell to the earth

oh my

no one found the bears on the earth

so we envision they wandered off

this is what i found:

the tree fallen

looked so much smaller than it did from afar

with bears in its limbs

I looked at claw marks from them climbing the tree

the marks were plenty up and down the tree

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I sat in the den

and felt what it might have been like

to live in a tree

this was their den

a home for three....

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Colors of the Day

 glorious solo tree

branches flying free

colors of the day

make my heart sway

spirit is transformed

by the land and all I see

summer is the gift

yellow green blue and white

more than sight

the day is like a sprite

embedding colors in my psyche

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Celebrating Mama's and Their Cubs ~

Look Up, Way Up High! 

look up
way up high
in the branches
that mingle with sky
perhaps you'll spy
a mama bear
denning
with her cubs
up there

mama mama
where you going?
we want to come
and play down there!

Soon they will
descend that tall tall tree
and roam the earth with you and me
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 I regret not having taken ONE photo of just how VERY tall this tree is!

I am guessing they are denning 50 Feet above the earth. 

I did indeed see the mama bear crawl out of the hole and climb

down the tree and wander about.

As you can see one of the cubs attempted following the mama down

before scurrying back into their den. I am guessing

that any day they will be brave enough to make the journey

to the earth below.

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Please visit and leave a comment on my last post. 

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that you could have a chance of winning. 

Winner will be picked this coming Sunday!

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