Bear Adventures with Cora and Nabin……..Learning to Utilize Chatgpt

 There be bears in our neighborhood! Tis the season for our dumpster diving friends to come out and feast on the trash that is at our curbs. Ronnie B and I have rarely seen these trashcan flipping creatures in the thirty-six years we have lived here. But this week we have seen four and this guy right here allowed us to follow him and his shenanigans for several blocks. The pictures we captured in the videos we took were not very clear when I zoomed in. So I followed my brilliant brother-in-laws lead and uploaded the photos to chatgpt for better focus. Not only did it focus our furry friend but turned his head toward me. Interesting! Right after he realized this was a bear proof can he jumped the fence and tore the top right off. 

This guy was way smart. Our recycle cans are blue and along his route through many houses he not once tried a blue can but went right for the green, food rich cans. Now he needs to learn which ones are bear proof and which ones are easy open.

The coolest part of our bear adventure was watching him or her climb fences with ease. Also, our student from Nepal got to be in the truck taking videos with us. Cora was well behaved and obeyed Ron’s command to stay so we could have the windows down and not worry that she would jump out. 

Yesterday, Caleb insisted on going bear hunting in my convertible. We didn’t see any bears but saw three deer that he wanted to get out and pet. He loved watching our bear footage over and over again and was excited when I drove past the fence he watched the bear tear up. I am considering stopping by that house and sharing the video with them so they will know who caused the damage. I would want someone to share with me. 

I am not sure if we just have coincidentally happened upon bears this year or that they are more active this summer. But I am putting a call into our county for bear proof trash cans. It seems like the right thing to do. Then they can just come into our yard for choke cherries and apples. Probably healthier for them anyway than our leftover pizza and I asked Nabin what his mother in Nepal said about the bears, he assured me poptarts. 

 When that he did not show her them so she wouldn’t be afraid for him. I love that he protects his mama and her mama’s heart. That is sweet. He is a generous, helpful person and I am so excited to learn from him this summer. I love that Ron and I get to share our home with international students from all over the world. Each of them becomes family that we stay in touch with after their stay is over. How blessed we are! Bears, students, deer and other roaming creatures will make for a thrilling summer in Los Alamos. 

In Him, 

Joyful

5-22-26