Sunday, June 17, 2012

An Update

We now have some idea why mother moose was so agitated this morning. Where there are moose calves, there are bear. We headed down the trail to the beach to walk the dogs and were stopped dead in our tracks by this package in the trail....


Bear scat. Dropped within the last 24 hours. Not very big, we assume a blackie. I kept the can of pepper spray I was carrying for moose protection close at hand. There was a high tide at fifteen feet leaving a narrow strip of beach to walk. It wasn't long before we spotted this and followed a string of them all the way down the beach...


That is a small bear print in case you have trouble seeing it. It is the first time I've seen bear tracks on this beach. To our amusement, a couple of seals followed us, bobbing up and down in the water. They seemed particularly curious about Tag's yapping and came in to about 50 yards from shore to see what the commotion was about. It has been a glorious day, clear, sunny and 65 degrees! 


Tractor

 What is it about tractors that is so exciting? Bob is giddy with excitement and the neighbors are begging to take selfies on it. But the wi...