not my bear, not my state, not my deck
but i get it
everyone needs relief from the heat
such extreme weather
just a quick over the shoulder glance
and then –
relief
you find it where you can
careful not to bother anyone else in the process.
—
‘if you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?’
-steven wright
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Hooray for the bear. Doing no harm, and just cooling off nicely!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Smart bear!
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Steven Wright is awesome. Was in Mich last week and the heat was brutal. Hope you are staying cool, beth.
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doing my best )
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So adorable.
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he is!
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😍
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More than a bear can bear … unbearable …
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I can barely stand it!
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How can you be angry at him/her when he/she was so considerate and careful with everything? Wow…
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not I, for sure! and so gentle, I wonder if he/she is a regular ?
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So gentle. I have a feeling he/she is. :)
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highly likely
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Oh yeah. 🐻💞
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They’ll be clean after lol
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indeed
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The heat is no joke. And imagine wearing a fur coat when it’s 100° outside.
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can’t even imagine –
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I’m glad we went for the new fence to keep the largest critters out of our backyard pool, Beth.
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good call, you really don’t want to meet a bear in your shadow end
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My first thought was, “How funny!” Second .. “How smart!”
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yes, to both !
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I loved Steven Wright! Such a wacky funny comedian! Poor bear!
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yes, everything he says is funny. and hopefully the bear got some relief
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I hope so too. Poor critter.
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oops, relief
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Steven Wright is the best! That is one smart bear. xo
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Steven and the bear are both quite clever –
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Love! Smart bear! 😎
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so very clever – a survivor
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lovely – and so cute too, although I wouldn‘t go out to take to him! Love the Wright quote – so old and yet timeless and funny!
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nope, I’d be happy to let him take all the time he needs and yes, Steven is timeless
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…. talk…. I only talk to the Paddington Bear!
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you are wise
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Well I’m not fond of hot tubs, but I get it! Love Steven Wright.
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same on both counts
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priceless
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<3
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I guess you just have to bear with it.
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))
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No excessive heat here, but we do have a black bear roaming the area. One was photographed on a deck in a small town about six miles down the road. Bears also spotted at our local nature center.
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be safe –
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So sweet!!!
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<3
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That’s my bear. Give him back. Just because he thinks the heat is unbearable doesn’t mean can keep him.
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okay, I will send him home right away!
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This is too funny..I wonder if this is two different bears or two different visits from the same bear as the chair is missing in the last two photos. Maybe the bear moved it to allow more room for lounging on the deck aferwards. :) Chris
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or, he’s a regular –
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I love this! We’re good today…heat wave tomorrow.
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ours has really been up and down
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Same here.
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How clever!
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very. much so
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LOL that was funny. Nice bear photos
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Not mine , but they are super cute
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You know it’s a heat wave when a hot tub feels cool… :)
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True!
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😉
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)))
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Clever bear!
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so smart
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Another good reason I can use to convince my wife we don’t want a hot tub.
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let’s leave them to the bears! i’m not a hot tub fan, so i’m happy they enjoy them
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Bear with me, here. I get a little cranky when it gets hot. (That pun was too easy.)
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unavoidable)
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Bear spa. Very clever bear. Glad he was able to cool off.
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survivor
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Most definitely.
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Looks like we were on the same wave length on this one today. Hot Hot Hot!
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too hot1
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Yes!
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You gotta give it up for that bear, Beth. Knows where it wants to be, and knows how to get there…playing it pretty cool along the way.
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exactly, smooth –
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Smart bear!
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brilliant
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Smart one that bear. He has been observing. How else would he know what to do. Wow. Smartest!
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A good lesson to us all
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Oh my, I wouldn’t want to come home to this scene.
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It would be a bit disarming
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