Wednesday, September 30, 2009

It was a sharp and scary night

Close your eyes. Imagine yourself in the wilds of the Arctic. It is the blackest of nights. The temperatures are in the negative double digits. The air is utterly still. As you burrow more deeply into your sleeping bag, you suddenly hear the steady crunch of crumbling snow surface outside your tent. A gentle chuffing brings you fully alert. Through the thin nylon of your temporary home, you feel the hot breath of what can only be a polar bear. Trying to remain as still and silent as a flake of snow, you hope your visitor does not care to show you his teeth....

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6 comments:

  1. HeatherSeptember 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    I thought it was your dog. BUT, I bet that picture was taken at Sauk somewhere???? I think I recognize that hallway! :)

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  2. ~ValSeptember 30, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    3rd floor near the bio guys' offices. Funny to see a polar bear in a little rural college :-)

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Fun story. That is one fine smiling polar bear dog!

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  4. ClaraSeptember 30, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    That is really a scary picture. Neat perspective and crop.

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  5. ChesneySeptember 30, 2009 at 9:48 PM

    You just raised every hair on my arm1 I am shivering! And here at first glance, I thought it was a laughing dog... :)

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  6. lijolaSeptember 30, 2009 at 10:35 PM

    Another reason I camp in an RV! What a clever way to address this theme. Have no idea what I will do.

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