. . . is my explanation for why I almost always have my camera with me . . . in this case, on the front seat of the car.
It wasn't an elephant this time, but an almost full grown bear, crossing the river road on the upstream side of Marshall.
Although I know they're around our place -- Justin spotted one a few weeks ago below our barn -- I never see them. So this was exciting.
There's something so appealing about bears -- being brought up with teddy bears may account for it. But why did teddy bears become so popular?
I can fully understand why many primitive peoples venerated these magnificent critters.
