Little Bear's Adventures
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Friends With Long Ears Every year my special friends appear in the house before Easter.  I don't have long ears, but they always invite me to hang out!
Happy Easter!
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Sitting on Paint I look a little worried or sad.  Beth put me on top of this metal thing, covered with paint.  The ugly paint job was covering a funny thing called a cleat. I was worried.  Behind me there was a window, shaped like a scared mouth. Through the window was water, from the Gulf of Mexico. I was riding on the Galveston Port Bolivar Ferry and it was moving quickly. I was scared, just like that big mouth window.  And the wind was blowing like crazy. I was afraid I'd be sucked right out that opening. Finally Beth put me back in her bag and then she held onto her hat and watched the water .
She held onto the railing. I didn't even hold onto anything!
I'm glad I survived! Lemony Treat! Last October, Beth shared this refreshing treat when we were in Capri.  The hollowed out lemon was like a bowl for the lemon sorbet.  I liked the way the sorbet looked like it was wearing a stylish yellow hat!  Beth fumbled to take my picture and I almost fell off.  She solved that problem by putting me in her bag and eating the Sorbretto al Limone all by herself!
A Statue I have posed on a few statues over the years. This one had a crack.  I was happy to pose on the stone that was warmed by sunshine.  Beth put me on the foot of this statue. The foot was resting on a ball. I'm not sure why. Scary Lion The foot belonged to a lion and he was way up high on the Island of Capri.  I'm glad he was a statue and not a real lion. He looked mean and he surely would have eaten me.
Scared? Does my face looked scared?  Do I look like I'm scared I might fall off a cliff? Fountain Face I wasn't on a mountain.  I was sitting near the chin of a creepy looking face on a fountain in Rome. Two Faces Actually there were 2 faces on that fountain.  Beth put me next to the face that is sort of smiling. In a creepy way.  Thank you Beth, for not putting me near that evil, drooling mouth!
Orange? Things looked funny to me this Christmas. Decorations looked different.  I like the color orange, but I prefer a green Christmas tree.  These funny flowers were glowing at the Exploratorium in Sacramento.  The only Christmas flowers I know about are poinsettias. I didn't see any poinsettias at this funny light display in Sacramento.  But it was cold and the light inside the flower warmed me.
I don't have any other photos from Christmas this year. I will do better in 2026. On the Rocks I look like I'm climbing rocks in the Missouri Ozarks.  Or maybe sitting on some hard lava in Hawaii? Central Park in 2025 Actually this photo of me was taken in Central Park, in New York City!  How crazy is that! Stairs? I wanted Beth to put me on that funny rock that looked like stairs, but she said they looked too slippery.  Why didn't she put me on the stairs going up to the Empire State Building or something fun? I don't know.
What I do know is this. This is the only photo I have of me on my first and only trip to New York City, last November! Bed of Straw? I look like I'm lounging on a soft bed of swirly straw.  I'm really on a baby camel's head! Show Off In October, we visited Morocco and Beth showed off when she climbed on a camel.  I told her that was easy. She was on the hump. I told her I wanted to ride on a camel's head. Scary I was shy and made Beth talk to the man with the baby camel. He didn't speak English but he smiled and seemed to understand.
He was very careful when he placed me on the camel's fur. I was a little scared. Then I laid back a bit and watched the world.  Thank you sweet camel.  I love camels. ❤️
La Casina Dell'Orologio I love outdoor cafes in Rome. At this one (with the funny name) I sat on a brown leaf, on a cloth covered table.  The cafe was in the beautiful Bourghese Gardens. Beth was in heaven as she sipped her cappuccino.  She remembers having lunch here when she was a kid in 1969.  It was spring in 1969, but it was fall of 2025, when we visited. A big sycamore leaf fell nearby and Beth picked it up and put me on it.  The leaf was cool and crispy.  I asked to sit on the saucer instead. The cup felt a little warm on my back. I liked that.
A Pistachio Treat While visiting Morocco we stopped for tea at a lovely cafe called Le Mirage.  Along with the tea, there were sweets! This divine treat was called Pistachio Charlotte. Tea I loved the pastel green, with flecks of gold. But I was chilly and sat by the warm teapot.  Beth grabbed me up and tucked me away, just in time. The waiter came over and removed the pot's velvet covers.  He poured tea into the glass cups, while I hid inside Beth's bag. I wanted to get out and watch, but Beth doesn't speak Arabic. She said she'd have a hard time explaining why we had a tiny bear at our tea table.
Trees! We visited Portugal and I climbed trees.  There were many kinds of trees... and bark.    I could look way down on Lisbon. Castelo de Sao Jorge I could turn around and look up the big castle.  St. George Castle is high on a hill. Castles on hills are sort of creepy.  I liked sitting safely, tucked into the tree bark. No tourists could step on me.
Sweet Nora Nora is the newest member of the family.  She is just 4 months old, so I didn't try to play.  Beth introduced us. Nora looked a little confused. I was a little scared she might put me in her mouth.  We were all much happier when I slipped back into her pocket! I could feel her little happy heart beating!
I love Baby Nora so much! Grapes of Course In August, Beth and Don visited their friends who have a vineyard.  I knew Beth would be giddy about posing me in the grapes! But as we wandered the property, we found something else that was shaped like a grape.  Olives don't grow on vines. I loved climbing this olive tree and hiding in the shadows. Then we found some other colorful things growing.  Raspberries! Apples!
Red and yellow! The smell of the citrus fruits tickled my nose.
From yellow, I moved to orange!  This bumpy-orange gourd made me laugh!  I crawled all over it! Then I spotted something less colorful. It was a hole in a tree.  My tiny heart was beating when Beth balanced me on the edge. What if I fell backwards?
Beth swiped me safely and tucked me into her bag. Whew! That was exciting! More Fun at the Playground Our motel in Nevada had a little playground.
After playing on the tetherball, I noticed a row of silver horse swings!  The seat was too far away from the horse. I asked Beth to put me on the horse's head. Then I noticed another horse, all alone. He wasn't a swing.  He was attached to a big coil-y spring! The saddle seemed too far away from the horse's head. Beth put me on the handle, right beneath the horse's ear.  I wasn't heavy enough to make him bounce, so I just talked to him. "I like your silver paint."
First Time! I've sat on flowers and rocks, turtles and cats...  I've never sat on a ball. Tetherball But this is a tetherball and they hang down on ropes. So I was able to balance.  There was a soft knot right behind my head. I'm so glad no one decided to smack that tetherball. Because that's what you do to play the game. Quiet Motel in Nevada But our little playground at Scott Shady Court Motel, was very quiet.  I got to sit there and enjoy the sun and breeze as long as I liked!
Where? Last summer we stayed in a old mansion in Pueblo, Colorado.  We were allowed to explore, so I climbed all over anything that was metal!  Luckily this old radiator wasn't hot! This fancy metal handle was near something else that might have been hot.  I liked the dogs right behind me!  I liked the playful lady with the ball, right below me. The fire screen's metal handle wasn't hot.  But if there'd been a fire roaring behind me, I might have been toasty. Metal on the Mantle While sitting on the fire-screen handle, I looked way above my head.  I could not resist, riding on this little metal dog! Outside Later we stepped outside and explored. I looked up at the Orman Mansion.  I spotted some metal poles and pipes! I was eager to climb.
Beth said no. A Room With Blocks We stayed at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona.  There's a fun room in the hotel with a fireplace and games and comfy chairs.  It was dark outside and the game/reading room was dim and cozy.  The round table with all its blocks, was magically lit up bright!  I don't think there was one child staying in the hotel, so Beth didn't have to share. She made me a tricky tower. She put me up high and let me look out the open window into the dark sky.
Blue? This statue is sitting outside the Blue Boar Inn, in Utah.  Beth put me on the boar's snout for a photo. I told her the boar looked more green than blue. Familiar Then I told Beth the boar looked a little bit familiar.  She said the boar is a copy of a famous statue in Florence, Italy. I said, "That's interesting." Interesting, because I've never been to Florence.  Then I asked if the boar statue in Florence had a lot of bird poop on it, because this one did. She said, "That's an interesting question."
Then she wiped off my fur and put me away. Summer 2024 A year ago I visited Montana.  I could show you photos of hiking trails in the mountains.  But those are boring. I liked this little pathway better. It was in a park in Bozeman. Fairies? Along the pathway, we found tons of surprises. Were these made by fairies?  I liked the tiny swing in Blossom's Seed Cellar!  A little library intrigued me, with books just my size! There was a WELCOME sign! But Beth said no.  Sometimes we couldn't get close because children were looking. But when I tried to get close, Beth pulled me back. There were signs telling us not to touch.  Beth loves to pose me sitting in flowers or on rocks, so I'd hoped she would sneak me inside the log house.
She said "This will have to do." She put me on a piece of wood in front of a little display. I was hoping she'd be bolder than that! Tiny Bunny I am small. My Bunny Friend is tiny! I invited Tiny Bunny to join me on Easter.  We sat on jellybeans and thought about stuff. I was thinking about how I'm used to being the smallest. I was a little jealous of Tiny Bunny. I have no idea what Tiny Bunny was thinking.
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