Trying To Work

When I am working I am wearing the National Park Service Uniform. I look just like all the other rangers. And just like all the other rangers I have to be ready to answer peoples questions. Today's task was to watch bears at the riffles and mark down descriptions and take pictures and identify the ones that I knew. Which right now isn't a lot when 72 bears feed at the river. When I arrived at the river two of the bears I knew where doing what comes naturally right out in the middle of the river. And of course there were a group of people watching. When I arrived with my uniform on the questions began.

When two bears mate we try to record who the bears are and for how long they mate. I was informed by the guests that this event had just started. Two of the visitors were two children from India who were quite facinated by the whole procedure. Poor 192, she just has a number not a nickname, did not look like she was enjoying the romp in the water. As I answered questions and told everyone about our wonderful brown bears the two bears had moved on to the beach and were at it again. I made a few notes in my notebook and answered more questions. I wasn't getting much done.

Then little Beadnosed showed up. I told the crowd to watch Beadnose at work as she was quite the fisherman. I expected to have a few minutes of peace to do some work as Beadnose tried to catch a fish. She caught a fish all right. She stood on the beach looking into the water and all of a sudden she made a mad dash in the river, made a jump and came up with a fish. Even I was amazed at how fast she had caught the fish. Not only did I not get work done but now I had to reply to all the people telling what a sight that was. Not that I mind telling people about the bears. I think they are the most wonderous creatures and enjoy telling people what I know. Though I still have work to do.

About that time a large male arrived at the falls. You can see the falls from the riffles platform so the group decided it was time to move. I said good bye and turned around to see what my mating couple was doing and where Beadnose had gone with her fish. The couple, who had now been going strong for 30 minutes was still at it. Beadnose had taken her fish and sat down about four feet from the two bears, eating fish and watching the couple. Fish and porn for supper, it was quite histerical.