Tag Archives: bears

Hungry bear in the neighborhood

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

We’ve experienced a little excitement in our neck of the woods this week.  On Monday morning we awoke at 6 a.m. to a broken bird feeder and garbage strewn about the lawn. “I think we’ve been visited by a bear,” … Continue reading →

Posted in May, 2020 | Tagged , , , , , | 26 Comments

Is it a blizzard, Mr. Wizard?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

1.  It’s the damnedest coldest winter I can remember in many years–and we’re only three days into 2014. 2.  The Christmas lights still shine in our Little House in the Big Woods–but I’m taking them down on Sunday.  You can … Continue reading →

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Secret of the fuzzies, friends and Finn Fest–and bears.

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

It looks like it’s snowing here in Upper Michigan as the summer Solstice approaches.  In between the green leaves a cascade of white fuzzies fill the sky.  The fuzzies pile up on decks, front porches, in between newly planted tomato … Continue reading →

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Back by popular demand–Do Beavers Hibernate and Other Important Questions

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Dear Lake Superior Spirit readers,  I know you’ve been wondering.  You’ve been asking yourself for days–weeks, even–“Do beavers hibernate?”  Since I have answered this question before on my firstborn WordPress blog, Opening the Door, Walking Outside, and it’s been Googled … Continue reading →

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Mama Bear Visits the City

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Once upon a time there were four bears living in the woods. Mama Bear, Daddy Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear. The Bear Family lived happily in the forest.  They read hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of books when Brother … Continue reading →

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Dear Baby Bear,

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Dear Baby Bear, Why did you climb our little itty bitty maple tree?  Why did you fall to the earth, amazed that you couldn’t stay aloft forever? How could you accidentally break these branches without us knowing? Did your mama … Continue reading →

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When the bear rolls over in her den. When she can’t help writing a blog.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Dear Blog Reader, I can.  Not.  Stand.  It.  Any.  Longer. I was going to wait Another Week.  Another Two Weeks. But, Alas. I can not stand it any more. It’s time to blog again. It’s been almost two weeks.  It … Continue reading →

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Don’t be afraid of black bears or church jokes at breakfast!

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

Here are the promised black bear photos.  We were visiting the rest rooms/changing rooms during our camping trip at Bete Grise…mindin’ our own business…whistlin’ our own tune…when Sue spotted HIM!  A black bear.  Tearing apart the garbage bags outside the … Continue reading →

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When the bear rolls over in his den…

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

Let’s still talk about the Heikinpaiva celebration up in Hancock this weekend.  Remember what “Heikinpaiva” means?  It means when the bear rolls over in his (or her) den.  What it really means is that the bear is snoozing in his den, half-asleep.  … Continue reading →

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