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In reply to the discussion: Clockwork [View all]I've only seen a couple of bears in the wild. Each time, it made my heart beat increase rapidly. In the early 1980s, I lived at the dead end of a very rural dirt road, on a small farm. People used to steal gas out of the barn. It didn't bug me much, until someone left the barn doors open in the mid-winter, freezing all the pipes.
One night, my dogs were barking in an unusual way. I assumed it was people after gas. I called my brother-in-law (next farm over) and we went out in his truck. Came upon a medium-sized bear; it reared up on its hind legs, and suddenly looked large! Even though I was in the truck, my heart started racing.
Your friend is right about the rock. I collect local artifacts. Some people "get it," others wonder why I have a room full of rocks!(I tell them that the rocks dropped out of my head.)