This was also not the pic I chose for the 52Frames weekly challenge, but it was a close second choice. Is farming "nature"?

A couple of weeks ago, this smaller buck stood in our back yard for the longest time, just watching the snowflakes like I was doing.

chloebud, my only experience with bears was when camping and learning the hard way to hang one's food up onto a branch in a tree. This didn't always work but the bears never came looking at us for food. No food allowed in the tent. Even sunscreen and toothpaste can be sniffed out and eaten. We took some solace in knowing that most of what the bear ate was freeze dried so the first big drink of water might make him explode........ I remember your great picture of the bear with the Oreos. It reminded me of a time that my sister came to visit and unbeknownst to me, brought a 2 lb package of Oreos into the house. She set her stuff down and we went out to get dinner. When we returned, Murray had found and consumed the entire 2 lbs.!! Fortunately it didn't cause him any harm but did make a bit of a mess. It did strike me that your bear made some good choices in the food he stole. What a nuisance though.

Sitting outside this morning and enjoying an absolutely gorgeous October day.