ah yes, Carole, your connections and associations with the Bears is thrilling to hear and heartfelt. this interconnection to bare witness to both sides and repent in the sadness, of our native Bears, within "both sides now"... thank you for writing your deeply Lived Stories.
I loved this reminisce, Carole. For a moment, I thought you would write about the long-suffering polar bear at Vancouver's defunct concrete dungeon called the Stanley Park 'Zoo.' Mercifully, the disheveled creature has long since been put out of its misery. However, the eyesore of the architecture still gathers weeds, occasionally trapping the odd rodent and the tumbling fledgling.
Carole this is so very moving. I love how you convey the tragedy of the bear-human encounter, then drop into such complex and aching personal territory...pushing way beyond what we think we know.
I have a deep abhorrence for zoos and other forms of creatures in cages. I didn't know of the polar bear, what a tragic fate.
Sarah, thanks for this comment, you live with the half wild all the time and know. also thanks for commenting on this site
Thanks Sharon, you of all people know this.
I felt honoured that my encounter was included in your bear memorial.
So tragic for the couple, their dog, and the bear. Carole, your tender words are a requiem for them all.
ah yes, Carole, your connections and associations with the Bears is thrilling to hear and heartfelt. this interconnection to bare witness to both sides and repent in the sadness, of our native Bears, within "both sides now"... thank you for writing your deeply Lived Stories.
I loved this reminisce, Carole. For a moment, I thought you would write about the long-suffering polar bear at Vancouver's defunct concrete dungeon called the Stanley Park 'Zoo.' Mercifully, the disheveled creature has long since been put out of its misery. However, the eyesore of the architecture still gathers weeds, occasionally trapping the odd rodent and the tumbling fledgling.
Carole this is so very moving. I love how you convey the tragedy of the bear-human encounter, then drop into such complex and aching personal territory...pushing way beyond what we think we know.