Steve`s Country
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Black Bear…A Poem.
Hi everyone! I have had frequent encounters with black bears over the years, some very close encounters, a little too close. The picture used above isn’t the best of a black bear. I chased him around the little back yard here trying to get him to turn around, but it didn’t work. He’s only a small bear, perhaps 150 lbs. A side note, stay away from bears, even small bears can be dangerous. The picture is from last year. Anyway, I realized that I have never written a poem about bears before. So, here goes with my first attempt. I hope you will enjoy.
Black Bear
Looking in the window at me,
A great big head, black and furry.
Something like that sure gives a fright,
Really it can, if day or night.
But when I go outside and see,
A big black bear looking at me,
Something like that can cause a scare,
And maybe give a bad nightmare!
Then quickly I do get away,
With that bear it’s not good to stay.
But when I’m safe, I like to see
These big black bears, alive and free.
Amazing animals, yes they are,
But best to view them from afar.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Sunday’s Pictures #8.
Good morning everyone on this autumn Sunday! We are still continuing with our bird theme for this month. Sadly most of our birds are long gone, heading south to warmer places for the winter. Smart birds is what I say. If we all headed south then there would be no one left in the north. There’s probably something wrong with that statement, just not sure what it is at the moment. Oh well. Anyway, the first picture is a Canada goose, one of many around that day on a section of grass close to our downtown area.
Then we have a male and female purple finch, the male is the red one.
Then we have a male goldfinch enjoying his breakfast.
And a female goldfinch also enjoying breakfast. Although here she was looking at me to see what I was up to.
And we will finish off with a spotted sandpiper down by the river earlier this month, already in winter colors, therefore no spots.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this week’s selection. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
