Spring has Arrived!

After a quick shopping trip I hiked up into the woods to check the trail camera; it has been three days  but even still, there weren't any new images recorded.  My young neighbor was grilling outdoors as I passed his house; he views me as an elderly grandmother out for some fresh air, and remarked with a smile that he'd  seen a bear in the woods a couple of weeks ago.....I assured him, with a smile, that I was carrying a big stick.  I expect that if I really saw a bear, I'd be a lot more timid about going off into the woods by myself.