Yesterday was clean up day for the big hemlock tree in my front yard that fell during some high winds Saturday night. I chatted with the fellows doing the work and when I saw a chunk of wood sitting on top of the stump, I knew right away that I was going to get a bear.
Brad, the guy wielding the chainsaw, is the Newton bear artist who always leaves behind a bit of whimsy. I have one of his creations in the side yard when I lost my flowering cherry tree last year. He is also the man up in the bucket truck that got the tree off the power lines Saturday night. I told him I said a prayer for him while watching him sway in the wind, in the dark, in the cold!
Without further ado, here's my Hemlock Bear . . .