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Hibernation
Brown leaves are blown begrudgingly loose from their branches, less leaves in the case of the blackjacks and pin oaks, which rattle in the northwest wind, but all of them from the shaggy barked hickories and the autumn fruit and nut trees. Persimmons thus reveal themselves where swift cold fronts have chased the first frosts across their bitter ( Read more... ) -
Update
I should update moer often. GPRF was fun and interestingly, the crowds which attend have a majority who have never attended. This means that I'm constantly meeting new folks who haven't seen me. This last weekend I got my first time to play with the humans in Tulsa. It was at the Martin Regional Library and I was surprised at the number of ( Read more... ) -
Oklahoma Bear Hunt Under way
Anxiety for the next thirty days for me. Archery season opened in Oklahoma on Thursday on bears and runs until November 1st Regular Arms will begin Oct 24 and the season ends Nov 1. My dreams have been filled with apprehension and in those dreams I can smell death. I keep thinking about the poorly managed hunt in New Jersey a couple years ( Read more... ) -
Sunny Days in Kansas
Generally a visit to Autumn's Great Plains Renaissance Faire means sand burs in my fur. Not this time, well, some, enough that they need teased out of my fur but, otherwise, I've nearly accomplished that. The humans were enthusiastic with the Indian Summer days of the weekend, in the 90's, on Sunday. I got to play with several children whom I ( Read more... ) -
Rewards which can't have a dollar figure attached
While (now for a couple weeks) I have despared when it began to appear that I would have so little opportunity to be with those whom I have grown to love over the past few years as a performing bear. There are other things which I must, and should do in the course of my 'quest' to protect my relatives.
I traveled to Boyd, TX to check on the ( Read more... ) -
Discouraging Books
I shall be performing less this coming year. I have two events I'm to show up at this year and I have some commitments next year, after which I shall cease being a performing bear. There will be the very occasional sighting of me, but the foundation named for me, is floundering like a salmon out of water which did not reach the spawning ( Read more... ) -
The contemplation of a bear living in Missouri
Bad fur day, just the fur though cause my heart is fairly light. After performing you have get all brushed out and detangled and rinsed and all. It can just make your day way too busy. I performing in Carterville, it is a young, first year, Historic Figure Gathering, Turn of the century, pick a century, most all were represented. I stayed ( Read more... ) -
Ticks, Fleas, chiggers
Perhaps there are those who identify with another creature here on Mother Earth. Perhaps they might be thinking 'I would like to be a .......' and to those who are sincere, I say, go for it. Having opted out of the Hominid Species can have advantages but there ARE disadvantages. Here, in Southeastern Oklahoma we're having one of those cycles ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Childhood Firsts
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By my paws and stub tail
One would not think that being a bear could be technical. After all sneaking up on an innocent black berry shouldn't present problems, it doesn't require much stealth. So, black berries were not a problem and were plentiful I might add, giving me a cheerful breakfast each morning and a nice snack mid-day once I had left Oklahoma (where berries ( Read more... )