June 15, 2026
Have you learned anything new this week?
(or recently?) Any topic.
I thought this would be easy. I try to learn new things all the time. I’m constantly turning to the internet to research topics I run across. This week, I looked up what bear poop looks like.
Let me set this up for you. I live in a rural area, in a community of under 1000 people, with wild animals spotted often. I’ve had deer eat flowers right off my front steps. And people are great at keeping their dogs in their yards or walking on a leash. I’m more likely to run across deer droppings than dog poop when I mow my yard.
At least, I assumed that what I saw was from a rare dog crossing the property.
Then I heard a report of a bear sighting several blocks away.
I kept it in the back of my mind. Didn’t give it too much thought.
But a few days ago, one of my hummingbird feeders got knocked to the ground. Sure, a deer could have nosed at it and bumped it off the hanger and the bush it hung from. Except three out of four of the nodes that hummingbirds feed from were torn from the feeder. Not just bumped off, the plastic attachments were broken and the feeder couldn’t be fixed.
And when I got looking closer, the glass that held the nectar was scratched. Not just once.
So, I’m assuming bear. And I’d seen a pile of something a week ago. Off to the internet I went, to look up bear poop.
Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay
I didn’t find a match. “My” pile was smaller than those I found online, so I’m not convinced that was the origin. I’m not convinced it was a dog either. Maybe it was a small bear. I’ll have to invest in a trail cam to find out.
Anyway, that’s what I learned this week. How about you? If you want to explore what the other authors learned, follow the links below.
And, as always, please stay safe until next time!
Goal update: If you remember, I finished the book a week ago. Now I’m editing. I’ve removed about 500 words!
June 15, 2026
Have you learned anything new this week (or recently?) Any topic.
That’s exciting, or is it worrying? I have regular meetings with Deer and Badgers on my walks around the countryside. At least they keep to themselves.
It’s a mix of excitement and worry. I worry about the neighbors with small animals.
Yes, we have muntjac deer who come into our garden at night at eat our plants.
Our deer are whitetail. Very bambi-like. Still good at eating my flowers.