Grizzly

So Sorry that I couldn't get closer for Better Photos!

this bear found food at a neighbors 

and did not want to leave

taking walks.....

is full of awareness!

this grizzly was in the shade of the trees

i lightened the photos so you could see it's features better

our world is a lush dark green now

still i wanted to show you who we share the forest with

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Mamma Sqiurrel Moves her Family

it was the soft murmuring that came from the wall
sounds of newborns calling for milk
muffled and soft sounds
that brought the warmth of their mother near
this is how I knew I now lived with squirrels
then one day arrived
and the scurrying feet of mamma
was a clue that something new was happening
I ran out to find she was moving out
babies in mouth

stealing insulation too
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sorry this is blurred

but look at her flying with babe in mouth:

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Winter's Joy

 rambling in the woods

crusty snow beneath my boots

cacophonous alarm

to sylvan dwellers near and far

dropping to my knees
treasuring what I spy 
winter crystals

a delightful
sight
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a few days ago

following tracks in the woods

I stirred up a mammal that I have never seen

we think it is a mink or fisher

larger than a house cat:

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