Double Rainbow

I took this shot from our deck last week. We see the most beautiful rainbows (single and double) in the late afternoons. This one was especially brilliant. I hope our neighbor in the white house checked for a pot of gold!

Bear in Our Neighborhood

My neighbor called this morning to alert me to a black bear in her back yard. Here she is, munching on a glob of bird seed and suet she nabbed from up in the Ponderosa tree. She didn't seem the least bit perturbed by my presence, looking up at me occasionally then concentrating on her snack. This bear looks small enough to still be under the protection of her mother but I didn't see any signs of Mama Bear. It's the time of year when bears eat ravenously, storing fat for their winter of dormancy.

Bear Visits Local Chocolate Shop

Surveillance tape photos

The Estes Park News has a delightful story about a bear who recently broke into the local chocolate shop, ate his fill, and left without doing any damage. Read the story  here.