The bear had to climb up this wooden column to get on
our deck. It seems like a long way
up, but he made it look easy. One paw over the other, it was
effortless. You'd think a bear that must weigh over four hundreds
pounds, would lumber around on the deck railing, but he moved so
gracefully he could have been wearing a tutu and ballet slippers.
Step, step, twirl around the deck on his tip toes, eat
some lunch and slip quietly away to go have a little nap.
After watching him a while I can see how some people
are disillusioned into believing that they could just walk up
and hand him a little snack, but just one look at his
claws and they bring you back to reality.