Day 3391: Bear in Mind.

 

"Mae": photos, ink brush drawing, collage, digital.

 

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 2GN2S ...

 

* (But first, an apology for yesterday's tirade, here.) 

 

A special treat for December ...

One of the blogs I really enjoy following is Carol. .She shared this poem from The Writers Almanac.

I liked it & thought you might too?

Bear In Mind

by John Martin

 

A bear is chasing me through a meadow and I’m running as fast as I can but he’s gaining on me—it seem he’s always gaining on me. I’m running and running but also thinking I should just turn around and say, “Stop it! Stop chasing me. We both know you aren’t going to catch me.
All you can ever do is chase me. So, think about it—why bother?” The bear does stop, and he sits on his haunches and thinks, or seems to think. And then the bear says to me, “I have to chase you, you know that. Or you should. And, sure,we both know I’ll never catch you. So, why not give us both a break and just stop thinking about me?”
But, with that said, he gets back on four feet, sticks his long pink tongue out, licks down both sides of his snout. Then he sighs, looks behind himself, then at me and says, “Okay, ready when you are.”


P.S. Taking a deep breathe ...

and releasing the bear that I will not be participating in any shenanigans or reindeer games this December. And that includes chasing. He sent a note back thanking me for giving him the month off to roll around in the woods & eat honey. ♥

 

 

 

Throwback Thursday ...

 

After Kangeiko, Huntington Beach, January 2011

 

 

 

 

A great 4-minute video, sketchbook, here.

 

 

Just because ...

 

yellow-rumped Warbler

 

 

Smiles for Thursday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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