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My sister and I were waiting for a herd of deer to cross the road. Seriously, it was a herd of about twenty deer. Watching them meander from one side to the other, well, I got to wondering why the large population around town doesn’t attract more predators into town.
It wasn’t just a random thought. I’m seriously afraid of bears. Like used-to-have-nightmares-and-sometimes-still-do afraid of bears. Then I went, d’oh. Winter. Bears are all hibernating. So I tell my sister this slightly crazy thought pattern and she says, “Sometimes I wish I were a bear and could sleep the winter away.”
So of course, we had to think about more ways it would be great to be a bear:
- Sleep through the winter (this one has lots of side benefits that include no shoveling, no sliding no falling…)
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HAVE to stuff your face with food all through the fall to prepare for that sleep. Think about that. No guilt eating.
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No one asks you if plan to lose weight or what’s your plan to stay heart healthy. If they do, you just “love tap” then with a big old paw and watch them fly through the air.
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No one questions much of anything you do. See above.
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If you live in a national park, you will get darted and tagged BUT…sedatives. A periodic FREE nap.
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Pretty much top of the food chain around here. Only predator is man and if he gets in your way, see above.
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There’s even a song for bears (though nothing about their carnivore side).
So what do you think? Ever want to be a bear? Or another animal? What’s the attraction to be your critter? I love comments so much that I pick a favorite to receive my monthly AnaBanana gift basket ($25 value). Recipient is announced the first blog post of the new month.
Perilously yours,
Pauline
P.S. I was trying to think if I’ve used a critter in my books, but the closest I’ve come to “scary” is in Kicking Ashe and that is bugs, though they are carnivores. It’s also available in Project Enterprise Bundle 2 for a great sale price!