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JUNE READS

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days." said James Russell Lowell.

My response is "A sunny day in Texas!"......and thank goodness on this June 1 it will be!

I've started reading Jeffery Deaver's new release SOLITUDE CREEK. What are you reading?

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Permalink Reply by rapa on June 21, 2015 at 4:44pm

Wow, Carolyn,, did you weigh him?????

Permalink Reply by Slopok on June 22, 2015 at 1:10pm

No bear, but I did catch this critter on one of my trail cams earlier this year, a beautiful animal. As a kid I really enjoyed reading about the lives of individual animals. I remember one, The Vixen that followed a female fox from birth to death. I don't see any books like that any more. I would still enjoy reading realistic accounts of an animal's life.

Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on June 22, 2015 at 1:29pm

SLOPOK...YOWZA!!! Our Bear encounter matched photos of a "forward" we received earlier last week so that is how we could estimate his size and weight. Actually, we were shocked he was so big, I mean they have just exited their spring hibernation a few months ago??? He is finding plenty to eat, I assume.

That BOBCAT reminded us...when Camping Pal and Dan'l got trout fishing in Northern California both wear side arms. Camping pal (big guy/surfer Dude) scared of bears...Dan'l, small guy with big mouth, scared of Mountain Lions...

Moment

Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on June 22, 2015 at 1:32pm

FLOWER... We have 2 or 3 siightings of bears here in Geauga County. In Spring/Summer ...mostly the animals have migrated over from Pennsylvania looking for love....IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES!!! Lol

Love the horse story.

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on June 22, 2015 at 3:38pm

And now the escaped convicts are in western Pa. - comin your way? Hope not. Love the wrong places...LOL

Permalink Reply by Eaglewoman on June 23, 2015 at 5:32am

When we were in Alaska several years ago, saw this huge-to me at least -bear just rambling down the highway, improve, but glad I was locked in a car and moving in the opposite direction. the greatest wildlife encounter I have ever seen was here in Colo. I would guess the coyote got a little too close to a fawn as the deer was chasing the coyote, right on his tail.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on June 23, 2015 at 9:02am

I ran across a few bears in my hiking days. I stay well clear of them, as mostly they want berries. I attended a nature and sea life life conference in Seward, Alaska and our instructor was an expert on bears. He said the worst place to encounter a bear was in the water, as the bear considers you to be poaching on his feeding place. We viewed bears from a distance in our tours around the area. The other dangerous bear is a mama with cubs. She will attack at any provocation.

As long as we are still interested in books, I can only think of John Irving as an author who wrote about bears. "The Hotel New Hampshire" was a classic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hotel_New_Hampshire

Permalink Reply by Carci on June 23, 2015 at 10:18am

We have bears near our Northern WI getaway almost every year. Last year there was a mama with 2 cubs who perched in a large tree between our cottage and the water. She stayed up there for about 4 hours, then we had to leave for awhile and when we got back she & the cubs were gone.

We have hummingbird feeders and if the bears can reach them, they pull them right to the ground and drink the sweet nectar. Our neighbor left a bushel of apples on his screened porch a few years back and the bear came right through the screen to get them.

Right here in our Milwaukee suburb, a doe walked down the paved road last week, stopped to gaze at our little 'Boo' dog, who just gazed back and never barked. We decided Boo thought the deer was our neighbor's Great Dane and the deer thought Boo was a big squirrel... lol

On the book front: I just finished After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman. It was OK. The ending was not satisfying to me so I'm not recommending it highly.

I have The Boys In The Boat, The Nightingale, and A Man Called Ove all waiting for me at the library so I'm off to get them this PM... thanks to all for those recommendations. :)

Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on June 23, 2015 at 1:20pm

CARCI....YIKES!!! I never thought about hummingbird feeders!! I thought Bears only ate grains, berries and veggies...Dan'l say 20% of diet comes from meat!

BOOKS...DeMilles book..."Something" Angel (name not available in brain) I gave up 1/2 way through. No spoiler but don't read while eating lunch!

From the 101 best crime mysteries I am reading Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante .

For those who liked Still Alice this is a companion storyline. I am totally engrossed. But it is early in the story so could fall apart. The Author of Still Alice wrote a commentary on the book cover.

Permalink Reply by Carci on June 23, 2015 at 2:09pm

Carolyn, remember that 'Pooh' bear liked honey... lol

When I got to the library today... surprise!... a fourth book was also waiting... What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman... of the 4, this was the only 7 day book so it gets read first!

I have had all these books on request for several months and now they all come in at once!

Fortunately, after my granddaughters wedding last weekend and my grandson's HS grad party this weekend, we are going up north for a few days where I will have lots of reading time. :)

Permalink Reply by Eaglewoman on June 24, 2015 at 6:37am

Back to the animals- the last time I was in Alaska, my son lives very near downtown Alaska, a momma moose and her twin

babies sen all one after noon in his back yard. We had book club yesterday- had read about Nelly Bly and 80 days. Out of all of our book club only 2 people liked it. Next month we are reading leaving time.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on June 24, 2015 at 9:02am

I'm in the middle of "Doing Harm"by Kelly Parsons. Lots of juicy medical inside stuff going on from a doctor/writer. I'm not eating any more bananas if potassium can kill you that easily. I have "The Last Days of Dogtown" by Anita Diamant lined up next, which will bring me to Cape Ann, Massachusetts in the early 19th century.

JUNE READS

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