Bearly There

We've had a lot of bear sightings in our area recently. Some neighbors have spotted bears not far from my house, and about a month ago I'm pretty sure a bear dumped out one of my planters and then threw it across the deck. 

Bears have left their mark down the road at Polecat Creek Farm, too. On the power pole on our property, there are some deeep scratches.  A few strips of wood have been pulled off.

A nearby roadside pole at the corner of our property also bears some scratches.

Here's a closer look:

And two even closer looks: 

Apparently bears like scratching posts. How nice of Appalachian Power Company to provide them.

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