When we moved to Long Island years ago and I met my next door neighbor, he didn’t shake my hand or give words of welcome but instead pointed to 8 foot hedges that bordered our property and said, “Those are yours, make sure you trim them!”. That experience essentially framed my three years of living on Long Island or as I describe it hell on earth. Fifteen years later we left the welcoming and friendly town of Montclair NJ where we raised our family and got a new set of neighbors. Now as we prepare to leave the mountains and return home to Pittsburgh I will miss these new neighbors which turned out to be friendlier than most. I took this image from my back yard deck and you can buy a print and see others by clicking here.
Bear out Back
Like you, we have also been blessed to have them share their world with us here in the Ocala Forest. They are a sight never taken for granted.
They are beautiful animals! Thanks for the comment.
How lucky to have had such neighbors! I keep hoping to see one in my yard someday!
Don’t see them too much anymore…they don’t like my dogs.
great photo…looks like he saw you, at the very least could smell you?
Oh he saw me and my Border Collie Deuce and took off, I stalked him for a while.