Saturday night I was awakened to Chris’ frantic voice saying “there is a bear in the yard and Piper is trying to stalk him”.... so I got up and sure enough, Piper was probably 15 feet away crouched down in stalking mode while the bear lay under the peanut tree eating the layers of sunflower seeds under the mulch, completely oblivious to the danger lurking nearby. This is a good time to insert this is a cat who is afraid of his own shadow. I yelled for Piper to come in but he didn’t so much as look in my direction. I turned on the back porch light hoping to scare the bear away but he didn’t even look up from his snacking. I watched this ongoing saga for about 15 minutes and finally, in desperation or exasperation, not sure which, I grabbed a broom off the back patio and in my nightgown and bare feet (and hoping no neighbors were watching) I chased the bear off and grabbed my cat. The things a feline mother has to do....
P.S. It was too dark for a picture or I would have taken one but I leave you with the visual of angry woman defending her brood.
So scary!
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