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Hi Li'l Smokey Family!
HAPPY VETERANS DAY! Just want to say how thankful I am for the military service members...past, present and future! THANK YOU for serving our country and for paying for our FREEDOMS....it sure wasn't at a free price! Blessings!
Bear Hugs 'n Slaps!
Linda
Posted by: Linda, Redding, CA. | November 11, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Good morning SuEllen, Vickie & all the Li'l Smokey family! I see the stump on the ground & a bear on the shelf!
Posted by: Willow Allie | November 11, 2009 at 06:29 AM
I can bearly see paws on the edge of the cement pond.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 11, 2009 at 06:22 AM
Good morning, SuEllen, Willow and all.
Today I'm thankful for my parents, brothers and all my family. Coco & Toby too!!!!
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 11, 2009 at 05:21 AM
Good morning all.
Hi Vickie and Willow, I am seeing the nightlight so they must be sleeping soundly!
lets hope for another fun day of throw the log and tug of war, and Slap the bear!!
All my best, SuEllen
Posted by: SuEllen from CT | November 11, 2009 at 04:44 AM
Black here too, and I just got home, got 2 minutes and they are gone :(
Posted by: Kat,NC | November 10, 2009 at 04:23 PM
the screen went black, is it me?
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Lencho, I have loved all your writings but I believe this one is my favorite. I love to watch the little lone bear.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 04:11 PM
Geez I hope that little guy on the shelf doesn't hang himself with that rope !!
Very scary
Posted by: Vicky Serpa | November 10, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Oh, Lencho, you said it for me!
Posted by: Mimi Routh - Mount Shasta, CA | November 10, 2009 at 02:27 PM
good ole game of tug o war goin on up there on the shelf!!!!
Posted by: SuEllen from CT | November 10, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Lencho...I think that was one of your best. Great words. :-)
Posted by: Brad | November 10, 2009 at 01:57 PM
To My Little Lone Bear
My little lone bear is on the shelf again. It seems he’s always there when I check in. I don’t know what the other cubs are doing (snoozing?), but the little lone bear doesn’t seem to mind. Napping in the sun, or batting the apple, swinging on a tire or having a battle with the log, is fun even when you’re the only one around.
Oh, my lonely little friend, what’s going through you bearish mind? Do you know you are preparing for a solitary life? Or are you driven by the ghosts in your DNA who know that you will live alone in the forest one day?
I know that every romp and stretch and leap and roll is moving relentlessly towards that end. But what goes on in your simple mind? Oh, I long to hear what you are thinking, to translate your thoughts to the human tongue, to hear your inner dialogue: “ Eat!” and “Feel Sleepy” It’s that simple I suppose.
The conversations with your pen mates must be more haiku than prose: “ My Food! ” and “Hey! Chase ME!” and “Creatures come…RUN!”
Now, I know growls, looks, and stances, and bumps, smells, and little dances is how you convey that language buried deep in your DNA and though I want so much to know you mind I know it’s not our fate. But when I peer into your world and see you with your toys alone, my heart goes out to you, as one who, when he was young, spent his days in solitary play, and still is very much a loner. So, it might be that I do know a little of your world; the silence that surrounds your lonely play, with no other voices except the wind and trees and the creaking of a swing. That much I think we share, my little lonely bear, as we walk our separate paths from birth, though life, to death. So, I will count you as my kin, though distant you may be. My little lonely cousin of the woods, you are family to me.
Posted by: Lencho | November 10, 2009 at 01:50 PM
Hello Li'l Smokey Family...Any gamblers out there? How long until those fur balls knock the log down? I say less than 2 hours!
Posted by: Brad | November 10, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Wow!! Great to see those furry bears getting big--nothing like a cute bear butt when I tune in. Hello all, Bebe
Posted by: Bebe | November 10, 2009 at 01:37 PM
So much for Tom's knot!
Posted by: Mimi Routh - Mount Shasta, CA | November 10, 2009 at 01:36 PM
Tues. 1:35 pm
Oh, Oh!!!!! One of the cubs just undid the rope holding the log in place. Not a good thing...
Posted by: Patti. Redding, Ca. | November 10, 2009 at 01:34 PM
Willow, hope you had a good lunch and got to watch the cubs. Have a good evening everyone!
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 01:18 PM
Every time I see the picture here, I think of that silly joke about the rope that walked into the bar. The punch line is I'm a frayed knot! I wonder if the cubs could be put to work fraying knots somehow. Earlier there was a cub perched on the little stump and rocking on it. Maybe testing the limits.
Posted by: Mimi Routh - Mount Shasta, CA | November 10, 2009 at 12:58 PM
I'll bet they do that and just laugh saying "Way to go Tom, really tied that down" LOL
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Thank God none of the cubs were underneath it when it crashed down.
Posted by: Marcia Hopkins | November 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
yikes!! the lumberjacks just threw the stump on the ground.
Posted by: SC | November 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
They're getting ready to push that stump off the shelf again. Bad cubs.
Posted by: Marcia Hopkins | November 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Busy, curious cubs. They must think the rope tying up the log is a new toy. Lencho - great idea. I'm thankful for the friends I've met through this site.
Posted by: Marcia Hopkins | November 10, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Today I am thankful for the internet and how is has brought the world to my home.
Posted by: Lencho | November 10, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Sloth Bear Behavior
Active mostly at night, the sloth bear is a noisy, busy bear. It grunts and snorts as it pulls down branches to get fruit, digs for termites, or snuffles under debris for grubs and beetles. Sloth bears lead solitary lives, and most are nocturnal. (In protected areas, they may be active during the day.) If threatened, these smallish bears will stand on two legs, brandishing their clawed forepaws as weapons.
Posted by: Lencho | November 10, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Okay, Lencho.
I'm thankful for the good life I've had with my husband.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Here's an idea a friend of mine came up with to celebrate Thanksgiving:
1. Send an e-mail to family and friends( or post here or Facebook) each day before Thanksgiving with one thing you are thankful for in your life.
2. Ask your friends and family to do the same.
It would be a nice way to get to know you all better so I am asking you to please put a short Thanksgiving post here each day and I will do the same.
Lencho
Posted by: Lencho | November 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Someone must have wrung the "brunch" bell in the dining room....
Posted by: SC | November 10, 2009 at 11:18 AM
The little rascal is busy trying to untie the log.
Busy....busy...busy. Too Cute!!!
Posted by: Lela | November 10, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Man they are already working on the ropes lol to the log. Bet its down again before I'm home from work.
Posted by: Kat,NC | November 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Tom and friend is fixing the log. Wonder how long before the kids knock it down again.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Guess I won't complain about the rain & wind from Ida then because it is at least in the 50's here. (Still cold & damp tho)
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 09:07 AM
3 little guys intently watching something from the lower bench. They are all looking in the same direction so something or someone must be out there. So cute!! Morning everyone. Pretty chilly here, still only 40 degrees. Good thing they have their warm fur coats.
Posted by: Joanne D--Redding | November 10, 2009 at 08:43 AM
I think it was on the floor yesterday, Willow. Tom must have gotten tired of putting it back...lol.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 08:38 AM
Where did the log come from? I hope if it fell none of them got hurt.
Posted by: Willow Allie | November 10, 2009 at 08:33 AM
Kat, that poor bear looked pitiful.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 07:59 AM
Wow, this is sad. Glad our bears still have their fur!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8345550.stm
Posted by: Kat, NC | November 10, 2009 at 07:01 AM
There's one, walking around the cement pond.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Hey, Willow. Haven't seen any yet this morning.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 06:49 AM
Good morning Vickie & SuEllen & all the Li'l Smokey family! Where are they?
Posted by: Willow Allie | November 10, 2009 at 06:30 AM
Good morning, SuEllen. We have the night light this morning. Now the wait begins. Have a great day everybody!
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 10, 2009 at 04:58 AM
Those are some worn out bears! What did they do to get so exhausted??
Posted by: Bear Watcher | November 09, 2009 at 02:44 PM
Ahh, how cute. Now there's 2 cubbies napping on the shelf. They tired themselves out today. Playing is some serious hard work people! Ha ha!!
Posted by: Linda - Citrus Heights, CA | November 09, 2009 at 02:36 PM
About time for me to go home, enjoy the cubs Willow.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 09, 2009 at 01:13 PM
I missed the nap! I have been watching the one in the corner on its back playing & looking up. I didn't get to see them play today. They all look so kicked back now.
Posted by: Willow Allie | November 09, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Willow, did you get to see him napping on the shelf? It was soooo cute.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 09, 2009 at 12:36 PM
What more could you ask for at lunch? A good sandwich, watching the bears & knowing we are all experiencing & sharing this moment with these beautiful babies!
Posted by: Willow Allie | November 09, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Decided to lay back down and you can see little bear paws on the top shelf where some of the others are laying down. I love it!!!!
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 09, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Awwww, how cute, he just woke up and yawned really big, then stretched. Now he can't decide whether it's time to get up or to lay back down.
Posted by: Vickie Driscoll | November 09, 2009 at 12:02 PM