saw him this morning standing next to a old log cabin down the road. his back was even with the 4th log. I measured it and it was 40 inches. magnificent bear. kind of red. when I first saw him I thought he was a griz.
the dogs woke us about 4 times last night and there was scat outside the garden gate.

the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~