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Of bears and boys

It’s day 22 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is camp. Baby Bear was walking to the place where the bears were staying for a few days, prior to climbing the mountain. He was excited about singing songs and eating a feast with his bear family and friends. As he walked, […]

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The journey is always everything

The bears had almost reached the base of the mountains when they decided to take a rest day. They sang, splashed in a creek, danced and they ate copious amounts of seeds and berries and other fruits. Baby Bear took a hike to forage for more seeds. He felt very hungry and he was craving

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fly high

It’s day 19 of both the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and Inktober. Today’s prompt is “ridge.” The bears continued their walk, singing songs of sleepy hibernations and happy spring awakenings as they traveled. They looked in the distance and could see mountains. “Those ridges don’t look too far away,” Baby Bear said hopefully. “I can’t wait

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The elusive sheep

It’s day 18 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is “drive.” The bears were finally able to stop for a break at a creek, where they drank water and had a very relaxing night. The next morning, they ate nuts and berries, which they were able to forage, and then, they

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fun and frolic with the capuchin monkeys

It’s day fifteen of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt for today is guidebook. After leaving the Land of Hornets and Yellow Jackets, Baby Bear and his parents decided to write a guide book of their adventures. They started with a visit to the forest of the capuchin monkeys. “The capuchin monkeys

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When hornets roamed the earth

(mostly from the journals of Bearnacle Bear, written several years after the event) I was walking deeper and deeper in the cave, and it was getting very dark. My eyes needed to adjust to the change in lighting. Fortunately, that was not a problem for me. Bears are known for their excellent night vision, and

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The remote land of the hornets and yellow jackets

From the journals of Bearnacle Bear, written a few (or more!) years after the actual events. When we entered the land of the hornets and yellow jackets, we were afraid. We had heard the frightening stories of dive bombing insects that attacked without warning. We sat together as a group to protect one another. We

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