It's getting hard now... I can't think of anything for this year... sigh.
I need a drink... maybe that will lubricate... my... brain...
Wait!!! I've got it!!!
Oh... it's gonna be so good... stay tuned....
***Cue the music***
Hello... it is I, Smokey the Bear!
Remember... Only YOU can prevent forest fires!
Today, I am out in the forest looking for evidence of illicit and unextinguished campfires... In case you didn't notice, this past year was a beary BAD year for wildfires in western North America...
Here, we have a fire ring... it is good to have a fire ring but...
You also need a source of water to extinguish your campfire... so that when you leave it is cool to the touch.
This looks like another old campfire ring...
But this old camp has a bigger problem...
Garbage... old cans and jars and bottles...
Remember... Only YOU can keep the forests clean! If you pack it in... pack it out!! I am going to have to come back here with a garbage bag...
Remember... Only... You...
Alright... whew... that was hard work. Time for a snack!!!
And a photo with Mr. Pumpkin Head...
This is what happens when you are a celebrity... everyone wants their photo taken with you...
Remember... Only You....
Editor's Note... GASP!!! Smokey the Bear is Retiring in Canada!!!
The shift is away from fire suppression (which can be bad as it leads to mega fires)
to living with some forest fires (to burn forest floor fuel before it builds up and creates mega fires).
And... “Another factor is authenticity: we felt it was time for Canada to have its own voice regarding wildfire preparedness; everything about Ember was conceived, designed, and developed by Canadians for Canadians." Cause, really, Smokey the Bear was never Canadian... but American...
Too bad her name couldn't be Firefox!!
Hmmm... wonder if Little Fox will try an Ember the Fox costume?
PS. From Navy and Cocoa... stay tuned... OUR ENTRIES are coming in another blog post!
Hullo! It's my bearthday today!!! Happy Bearthday to me!!!
I received some postcards over the last couple of weeks... excellent!
The first one is from Washington DC... I was in DC a few years ago doing a tour of the cherry blossoms with Ajdin!
It was a super fun trip!
Sure enough, it's from Ajdin! He was in DC recently... nice! I wish I could travel again... sigh.
Thanks Ajdin!!
Oh... and Ajdin used a poinsettia stamp which makes me think that Christmas is not far around the corner.
Eeks! Christmas... it was just September... how the time flies.
The second postcard is a fancy marble bust of a person with a building on their head...
I think it's the Parthenon... the building... but... the weird thing with this postcard is...
See... the ideas are like white and there is green stuff... but... when you look at the postcard I don't see any damage to the surface. Sooo... was the original bust made like this? Or was the postcard made like this or??
Here's a photo of the bust... nope... eyes are not whited out... huh... going to have to ask the postcard sender which is...
Beanie Mouse!! Beanie got a new post ink called Atlantic Green which has gold bits in it and is sea green. I see the sea green but the flecks of gold are hard to see... nice ink though!
Thanks Beanie!! And maybe you can answer the burning question... did the original postcard have whited-out eyes or...???
And... I just realized... I got another postcard from Beanie a few weeks ago... and it too had a big white streak through the middle of a Renoir... which seemed odd... I'm beginning to wonder if a mail machine is not working properly!
Oh... and I got an e-card from Droopy!! It's a Zoom card (of course) - beary cute! Thanks Droopy & Co.
Soo... that's mail call... and now... ah-hem... I was rummaging through my cupboard looking for something and...
I came across this sticker! It was a gift from Jerry and Ben back in... wait for it... 2017!! It got shuffled under some other stuff... huh...
But I thought it would look good on my water bottle... which has a vinyl sticker from Ajdin...
Don't you think?
So... voila! There we go... I am now an official Smokey the Bear cadet... if ever I come across a fire, I can douse it with the water in my water bottle!
Or something... Thanks J & B!!! P.S. I think it's Jerry's bearthday in a couple of days... Happy Bearthday Jerry!
And... just for Jerry... yes, there was a bearthday brownie! "Happy bearthday to me..."
And... do you see? The candles are in the shape of an "S" for "Sandy"!
I'm saving pieces for each of my friends... but you have to get here quick!
