We've been "part-timers" here in Otis for over 10 years, and in all that time have yet to see any real "wildlife". Our neighbors have pictures of bears on our porch; and there have even been moose sightings on Merritt Road but we have never seen any ourselves. The best we've seen is the flock of wild turkeys eating the berries in the back! So, you can imagine how excited I was to see two bear cubs attempting to climb the pole of the birdhouse outside our bedroom window! "Quick, come see the bears", I shouted and everyone came running. They were so cute, one on the bottom and the other standing on his backside trying to shimmy up that post. We had never seen anything like it and stood for a long time admiring the sight. It was a picture perfect moment. "This is probably the closest we'll ever come to bears in this neighbourhood", said my husband. "True, but isn't it great that we'll be able to see it every time we look out our window"!
We're delighted by this wonderful carving done by local artist Tyler Moore (Sheffield, Ma. Tel: 413-229-6075; e-mail: tyla_mo@yahoo.com) who had agreed to turn our 8 foot tree stump into something beautiful. There's another stump out there and we can hardly wait to see the results.
Christina del Balso
Otis, April, 2007
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