Another Gorgeous Day

Hi Folks! It's another beautiful day in the Adirondack Mts! The sun is shining brightly, and I am listening to the bluejays squawking loudly outside. I can also hear wild turkeys gobbling faintly in the woods. I love it here this time of year. In a few more weeks, the leaves will be changing and then the woods explode into rainbows of fall colors. The wild apples are turning red too, they are so small, (about the size of golf balls)but still tasty. The only bad thing...BEARS. The bears are getting fat for the upcoming winter. The other night, Rob was letting the dogs out for their "before bed business trip" and called me to the back door. When I got there... he asked me to tell him what I smelled. I told him that I could smell the wood burning from our neighbors outdoor furnace. And he said... can you smell that sour wet grass smell. I sniffed the air, and sure enough I could. I asked him what that was, and he told me....BEARS. Needless to say, we got the dogs back in the house in a hurry. Last fall, Rob and I were travelling to town one evening, and right down the road from our house, we saw 4 bears run across the road in front of the car. Our neighbor has seen them down back in the woods eating the wild apples. One was about 8 ft tall standing on his back feet, and about 500 lbs. The one draw back of living up here. But, I wouldn't live anywhere else! I think that's all for today... have a good one!!