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As November days go, this one
was priceless.
The sky overhead throbbed with
vibrant, deep blue, a brisk breeze,
ruffled the tenacious leaves still
clinging to the oaks and sunshine
splashed the meadow with golden
rays of warmth.
Certainly no day to sit at a
typewriter. Deadlines or no
deadlines.
So I went bear hunting.
After all, it was the first day of
bear season. And, our still-male
dominated society tolerantly
smiles on taking to the woods to
prowl with a gun for wildlife, while
questioning the value of hooking
out of work just to go for a walk on
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a gorgeous day.
Like I said. I went bear hunting.
See, there’s this abundant
growth of bittersweet, just bur
dened with bright red-orange
berries, way down on the far side
of the heifer pasture, a good half
mile or so away. The branches are
lovely in fall arrangements, or for
adding color to holiday wreaths.
Besides, maybe there was a bear
hiding there in the thick brambles.
Rifles are a pain to lug around
not to mention my lack of a hunting
license - so I armed myself with the
trusty old pocketknife kept for
cutting bale strings. The point of
tiie blade is broken off, so the
weapon is far from lethal, but in
a pinch, with a snorting bear hot on
my traii....who knows.
For extra added protection,
Fritz tagged along. Fritz doesn’t
see too many bears here in our
populated section of York County,
but he’d doubtless chase one if he
did. A groundhog hater with a
vengeance, Fritz would likely
figure the bruin was merely an
overgrown, overstuffed wood
chuck.
We poked along the fencerows,
taking note that the multiflora
roses are hanging heavy with
berries, a possible sign of im
pending cold winter, with Mother
Nature providing food for her bird
children to nibble.
One stretch of fence was badly
smashed, where the heifers had
stretched their necks out over
hunting tasty morsels, or maybe
just sniffing for trouble. We
yanked the crushed wire back up a
couple of inches.
Farther along, a gate to the
pasture was leaning badly, and
any heifer in her right mischievous
mind could have cleared it without
half trying. Setting the gate back
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Well, I did anyway. Fritz was
busy scouting ahead for signs of
bear.
Thick and weedy, the bittersweet
stands glowed with cheery color.
In no time my arms were full of the
scratchy branches. On the way
hark after battline with their
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sharp, biting thorns, I added some
multiflora rose clusters to the
arrangement materials.
But, you know, we never did see
that bear. It was a wonderful walk,
though, and a day I’ll remember
for a long time for the sheer joy of
being outside.
Too bad bear season is so short.
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Christmas party at the Lions
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