Wildlife

I forgot to say in my last blog that we took some back roads home from Duluth. And that we stopped in Superior, WI. And we looked up Tim's old roommate from seminary.

He is now the pastor of First Covenant Church in Superior. And, he is a close friend of Curt, my sister's friend with the head injury who was miraculously healed.

It's a small world.

After chatting with the pastor (Dennis) and his wife, Tim decided to head back home through Wisconsin. We took a scenic route south on Wisconsin 35. We kept looking for deer, but instead saw something else.

As we were cruising along the road, something big and black ran in front of us across the highway.

I thought it was a big dog. Wrong. You guessed it, it was a big black bear.

It galloped across the highway, not at all concerned about our approaching car.

"It's smarter than a deer," Tim commented.

We continued south and crossed over to Hinkley, MN. We went past the casino--where a whole other type of "wild life" enjoyed food, "fun," and gambling.

We ate at Toby's Restaurant--a delicious dinner. I looked at the homemade breads and pastries, but was too full from my Wild Rice Chicken Cashew Salad to buy anything else.

Monday morning, as I turned onto Bethel Drive to enter Bethel University's campus, I saw another wild site.

Three deer--a doe and two fawns. They stood and looked at my for a moment, then raced back to the "safety" of the wooded area.

Since then, the only wild thing I've seen is my itching, shedding dog and a lots of squirrels, bunnies and birds.

Guess I'm not hoping to see any bear in these parts.

Till next time,


Suzi