SNIFFING

WHEN  I WAS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, JUST NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER, I USED TO GO FOR LONG WALKS IN THE WOODS. LOCALS SAY I MAY COME ACROSS BEARS BUT, NOT TO FEAR- THEY ARE HARMLESS AND WILL NOT ATTACK.I NEVER BELIEVED THEM.JUST IMAGINE, YOU WALKING ALL ALONE OUT THERE AND YOU FEEL A WARM BREATH BEHIND YOUR SHOULDERS- AND THIS UGLY BEAST IS SNIFFING AT YOU. ONE THING IS FOR SURE, HE DOES NOT HAVE TO KILL ME- I WOULD HAVE DIED OF FRIGHT ON THE SPOT!!!       VJ- THE MIDNIGHT OWL