How like bears we became
June 10, 2010 – 8:00 PM CDT
We saw Lily (left) long enough to get her GPS going today. She’s back in her usual area, but far from Hope. Hope continues to eat what we put out for her, but spends most of her time foraging and exploring elsewhere. June (below) is back after traveling far outside her territory. Things are going well.
Thanks to Lily’s fans, our 31st anniversary celebration was great yesterday. But the wonderful food you sent turned us into scrapping, gluttonous c competitors. Lynn didn’t realize until today that the beautiful and very good cake from Plum Bun Bakery was something you ordered. Thank you so much. The cake didn’t make any trouble. There was just enough for everyone. The pretty tray of cheeses and meats all folded neatly was also enough for everyone. The cookies, all delicious and individually wrapped, brought out hording instincts in a few. The 
big problem was the big, beautiful black cherries from Michigan. Donna saw them come in a couple days earlier and wanted to open them and dig in. She had to wait for the celebration. A half hour before the celebration began, Lynn created a problem by opening it and sharing it with a couple people who are buying us bullet proof vests for walking with bears in hunting season come September. Lynn thought that if the people wanted to save our lives, the least he could do was share the cherries. Donna didn’t notice. She was over talking with Glenn and Nancy, two researchers who were celebrating their 54th anniversary on the same day as Lynn and Donna. Sharon Johnson noticed how fast the cherries were disappearing between Lynn and his two friends and Cynthia Stokes, a retired flute player for the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. She grabbed the box to rescue them for Sue. Lynn whined a little but eventually thanked Sharon for saving him from selfishly eating them all. Sue took the remainder out in the woods and shared them with Hope. They were Hope’s favorite food last evening. At least until Donna discovered that Sue had taken all of the cherries. She called Lynn. Lynn called Sue who said only 12 were left. Lynn told her to save those for Donna, and Sue didn’t want to give them up, accusing Lynn of taking them out of the mouth of Hope. Sue eventually acquiesced, and Lynn took Donna the last 12 cherries today. Everything ended up copacetic, plus Lynn bought Donna a whole bag of black cherries (not as good) from Zup’s.
How like bears we became, which shows how human bears are.
Thank you so much for the food. It made the celebration. Can’t wait to meet as many of you as possible at the Lilypad Picnic.
Thank you for your contributions!
—Lynn and Donna Rogers, North American Bear Center