Sometimes, I dream that a little cabin in the woods–far, far away from civilization–will somehow help me live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.
I’d enjoy simple pleasures: wildflowers and stretches of meadow interrupted only by a lazy cloud or two.
I would rest easy and enjoy all that peace.
It’s wonderful–until of course the bear comes.
He labors towards me like he owns the place.
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| Bear! |
He stops and stares. He’s small, but I fear he could still make a meal out of me and my small children.
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| Bear Stare-Down |
I realize that perhaps little cabins also inevitably come with bears. What I imagine is so wonderful actually holds its particular dangers and challenges.
It’s not all meadows and flowers. It seems lovely, but it comes with bears.
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Have you seen a bear in nature? Sublime!
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I've seen bears, mountain sheep and moose when I lived in MT. And yes, cabins in the woods are no longer in “civilization” but part of different ecology system; people who move out and then complain about the grizzly raiding their trash need to remember whose territory they have entered. I'm pro-grizzly :). I still have a house in MT rented to the same couple since I left 19 years ago…perhaps for retirement?
Nice point, Roberta! I can't imagine seeing an actual moose in nature!
I've seen dozens of bears in the smokey mountains over the years we camped there….and we had a bear visit us twice this past Thanksgiving Day. I don't know what's more unnerving – a bear or a gator. I'd prefer they both keep their distance.