
The Bear’s Swimming Pool
We live on a mountain on the edge of a wilderness area. This summer it was very hot and dry. Every little spring of water and creek had dried up. This made me start thinking how hard it must be for all the wild animals to get a drink. I think about the water limitations

Lucy
Lucy is a Canada goose who has become a big part of our lives and with those of everyone that comes to visit. She has a lot of personality and knows what she wants and how she likes to live her life. Lucy arrived when she was only a day or two old. It was the

An Old Horse and a Young Sheep
Jewell has been our horse for twenty-two years. She arrived in our life when Chelsea was five and Logan was two. Her name was Wendy, but Chelsea said it didn’t suit her and renamed her Jewell. I wanted a horse that I could put both children on so I could get back to long hikes

Living With Spirit Bears
Jeff and I fell in love with Spirit Bears many years ago. In fact we fell in love with bears of all kinds. But Spirit Bears found a special place in our hearts. They are a very rare color phase of black bears. Black bears come in many colors, from brown, to blonde, to blue,