while visiting my niece’s school
in the beautiful woods of northern michigan
i realized that it wouldn’t be
a real end of their school year goodbye
without a bear to see them off.
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“but of course, it isn’t really good-bye, because the forest will always be there…
and anybody who is friendly with bears can find it.”
-a.a. milne
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pathfinder school, traverse city, michigan, usa
I just wish my daughter could go back to school. Even if the bear was teaching! This doesn’t say much about my own home schooling!
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i so get that )
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I found this post to be un’bear’ably humorous. You always start my day with a smile. Thanks, Beth!
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my pleasure )
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(I was going for a bear pun but you beat me to it, Brad.)
Another smile starter- thanks Beth!
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🐻❤️
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What a wonderful gesture. Love the bear
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I thought so too –
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🥰
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That’s a nice bear. 🙂
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Isn’t it friendly?
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Grin and bear it.
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Perfect!
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what a perfect quote to go with the picture. I am a little disappointed that the bear is not wearing a mask… 🙂
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Special goodbyes are important, Beth, for sure.
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Love this:)
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❤️🐻
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So humorous. Milne covered so many situations in life in Pooh. Many teachers here have visited the kids for a personal end-of-year goodbye–though not in bear attire!
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He did, and I loved that they did the bear thing
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I love the quotation. I’m always friendly with bears. ❤
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It’s good to be on a friend basis with the bears
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Especially in spring when they’re hungry.
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Smart
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Beary cool ʕノ•ᴥ•ʔノ
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🐻
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LOVE THIS!
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Thanks, John
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By “Northern Michigan,” do you mean the UP?
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Upper lower – Traverse City
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Schools mostly finished this week in California. Lots of virtual graduations, although I did drop by one graduation party and there were forty people, none of whom were wearing a mask.
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I think people are all over the place with safety levels
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Pleasant bears are the very best bears.
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Always. And gummy bears.
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Sweet…
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this comment stayed stuck – so I will post it with some delay….
What a lovely tradition – our (well not ours but ….) kids went back to school 2 or 3 wks ago and won’t get any notes for this last semester or so. And on a side note: It’s always good to be on good and sweet terms with any sort of bears….. Sending you a bear hug!
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I so agree
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Love, love the quote. And of course what preschool teacher doesn’t love a bear?
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We know, right?
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Yup!
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