Walked into our bedroom to put something on the couch and surprised a black bear who was innocently standing next to the house, happily snacking on plums. He didn’t like me mentioning that he was a bear. This was the largest of the three black bears we have hanging around at the moment. He had obviously already been eating plums, a LOT of plums. Very rolly polly, and a good 300 pounds.
He left his calling card before running as fast as his feet could carry him, across the front yard. He didn’t keep running after he got across the driveway. He has worked hard for all that extra fat, and he didn’t want to use it up before winter.
Gotta remember to look outside before going out the door, this time of year.