urban wildlife.
there’s a young blackbear running around my neighborhood. last night, a family of bears showed up in all of my dreams. i am both concerned for this bear (and hope he finds his way back to safer terrains), and also pleased to imagine him lumbering through street intersections without a second thought to the inappropriateness of his surroundings.
bears have been invading civilization for a long time, stealing pies off windowsills and sleeping on backyard swingsets. i know there are plenty of concerns about ecosystem imbalances that cause such behavior, but for a little while longer i am going to hold on to magical realism and be pleased that there’s something a little wild at work outside my window.
