More bear sightings - they were back at Jamie and Marie's last night and were also at Lakey's on West Shore Road recently. At Lakey's they found some garbage - renters there were probably unaware of the bear situation we have each spring. Please let your neighbors and especially renters know they should not leave food of any kind/age outside. If the bears don't get it, raccoons or skunks will, and it always makes a mess. Sue LaGue called this morning to say the twins paid them another visit and Sue alerted others on Sandy Beach Road so they would be sure their cats were inside, out of danger. I don't know if a bear would bother a cat, but why take chances. I suppose if they are hungry enough and the cat (or dog) is small or aggressive, it could be disastrous. 

Jamie sent me this from YouTube - it's actually part two of three, and as someone commented, you might want to turn off the sound so you don't hear the whiny child. However, the mother is calm - perhaps too calm - and keeps on filming, and filming, and filming. Anyway, take a look - it's pretty interesting. FIVE cubs?????  Click HERE for part one. Click HERE for part two, and I leave it up to you if you want to watch still more, part three HERE. I watched all of part two and a little of the others, just to see how it all began and ended.

In case you are interested, I measured 1.40 in. of rain from our storms yesterday and last night. We needed the rain, and as far as I know there has been little damage from wind or lightning in our area, but other parts of the state were less fortunate. We're having a very pretty day today, clear, fresh air with lots of wind to keep the black flies off!