"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight
to moralists--that is why they invented hell", ---Bertrand Russell
THIS IS BEAR COUNTRY
I live on the Rensselaer Plateau, the biggest unknown
natural area in the Capital District area of NY State. This
is Bear Country, Mister, so watch your bird feeders;
bears lov'em. We just sustained a raid from two of our
bruins; at least from the footprints there seemed to be
two.
And, if you'll pardon my frankness, they had two differ-
ent kinds of scat (animal poop). The one was all seeds:
corn, sunflower, and assorted others. The other was all
black rounded formations. It seems they must have been
feeding separately and decided to tackle our feeders to-
gether, perhaps as a choice dessert?
Bears are one of the glories of the Rensselaer Plateau.
Bears around the world have been thought of as sacred
animals and they are so with me. I have a bear skull on
my altar, probably a two-year-old just separated from its
momma who didn't make it, poor thing.
As long as there are bears running around free, this area
can still be called wild. That's why i love being here.
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