It was sprinkling when I set out on my paddle this morning. I headed out to the entrance to Newcombe, but before I got very far I spotted this pair of Loons.

I recognized one of them as the Loon I saw yesterday, by his injured beak.

They were paddling a little too fast for me, so I finally gave up and headed for the entrance. By now, the sprinkles had turned in to a downpour. But, it wasn’t cold, so I continued on. I made it all the way out to the entrance, and never saw anything worth shooting. I did get a good workout, however.

We’d just finished dinner when I looked out the window and saw a bear headed our way. I grabbed my camera and started shooting. He wasn’t close enough for really sharp photos, but I shot at 155X to 200X hoping I’d get something worth salvaging.

When he came to the point, he waded out into the water swam around the point to get to some rocks that might have some delectable goodies hiding beneath them.

Then, along came papa and mama bear and their two cubs. Papa bear ran ahead to the creek, where I couldn’t get a shot. But, mama and the two cubs kept heading my way. She didn’t see anything that interested her on the shore. Maybe the cubs hadn’t yet learned how to get at the goodies hiding under the rocks. They headed for the tall grass instead.