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On Wednesday night, we were driving home from work and happened to see a hiker out in the open not far from the (local) dump. The following morning, we found out that he was attacked by a mamma Grizzly Bear. He shot her to defend himself, and the FWP were able to euthanize her the following morning. However, they were unable to locate the cubs they knew she had.

Friday evening we left the ranch to get a few groceries for Easter and pick up dinner to go from Buffalo Joe's. As we headed back home, we found these three bear cubs along the road, scared and looking for a food source. Knowing that it was about to storm, and the chances of finding them again were slim, we called Fish and Game to notify them of there location. While we waited for the Fish and Game to get back to us, the cubs started to head back up the hillside, and we feared they might disappear again . So our family got around them and hazed them back towards the road. During which time we took a call back from FWP and decided that we needed to contain the cubs. Another area family that was driving by, jumped into action and were able to find us a large plastic barrel to safely put them in.

We were fortunate enough to get them safely gathered and put the barrel in our truck, where we could to take them to our ranch shop and transfer them to the Bear Specialist. He had us get them some milk and hay for a soft, warmer bed. At that point we wished them farewell.

We were told they would be taken to Helena to the rehabilitation facility. We live in an area with bears. We understand that at any point while we are out working we could startle a sow and her cubs and it could be the same result as the hiker had and needing to make the split second decisions to defend ourselves. That being said, we also couldn't sit by and not help the bear cubs have a fighting chance at life, whatever that might be.
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This is January, 2016 - I was a "tour-on" and wasn't sure what I was doing. I tried staying out of their way, but they almost ran into me anyway. Surely, I'm not the first to have ever faced this.

My latest sourdough - preshaping.

From January 2020 - Just part of driving in India that we experienced - this was a calm moment in Jaipur.

A dry run-through of Joshua's take on a certain song about the deadliest avalanche in recorded history - more than 10,000 killed.

and my next S&F with this sourdough

My sourdough dough - first S&F

A tribute to my dear friend, Mark Guenthner, who left this life in September, 2022. Thank you, Mark, for the many wonderful memories we shared - musical, silly, and just happy. I will always cherish these.

The pictures are from our Montana home.

May you enjoy your time now with the angels in heaven.

(Piece: Underwood, Ludovico Einaudi - played by me.)

A musician and a dancer providing entertainment at our lunch. For this little dance, the dancer removes his turban and then replaces it. The turban is made up of some 20 meters of fabric - it really is quite a feat to get it all upon his head!

A dramatic walk our tour guide told us about that allows the door of the Taj Mahal to be seen as you walk towards it. Unfortunately, in this film I took, the Taj Mahal disappears right towards the end of the little walk. But then you see it in its full splendor as we come through the archway, to it.

The next day - they are here GALORE!! And we are loving the honor that they are here!

A nice little late-summer treat! We missed these last year - but they are so happily, and hungrily, back now!

Just a quiet few moments with a mountain river in my home state of Montana.

In just a couple weeks, look at the trust that is building between Donna and Jace! Donna quite obviously had a very hard life before we found her. But her trust in Jace is increasing tremendously. This is wonderful to see!

Donna, who we are very afraid was likely abused/neglected with her previous owner, is becoming increasingly comfortable with Jace, eating carrots right from his hand while he is petting her.

Donna and her daughter, Bella, have been with us since June, so just over two months.

Not a lot is shown in this short video, but Jace is able to calmly whistle and pet Donna, and she is strikingly calm about it - so much better than when she and her daughter, Bella, first arrived on our farm.

A room set for a child, suitably decorated on the walls as if it were undersea.

His book, _The Medical MD Has no Clothes_ (c) 2010, addresses this and much more, regarding how "health care" has gone awry in the US. This is information we all need to be aware of now.