Bear!

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At 4 this morning neighbors up the street took their dog out to go to the bathroom when the dog smelled and saw the bear, turned and darted back into the house. Deb said the bear growled, ran lickety-split down the dirt road to our driveway and growled loudly again...evidently, not loud enough because we missed the whole thing!

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ralph said…
wow, scary! don't go out wandering around in the woods at 4 am. it's a good thing you have a cat! :)
October 23, 2009 at 5:58 PM
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