The Hills Come Alive

Dear Diary,

Finally, the last day of this stormy month and it looks like we are going to enjoy a time of respite.  The weather looks clear ahead and with the recent mild days the hills are rumbling with the sounds of awakening bears.  These are the Burnt Meadow Mountains, foot hills of the White Mountains really, and they are just a little bit north of my house.  Maine is called the Pine Tree State but here there is mostly deciduous trees which makes this area very pretty in the autumn.  There are a lot of bear dens in these hills.

I haven't seen any bears but plenty of people round about have.  The cubs which were born in the dens over the winter won't be stirring quite yet but soon.  Our slow melting continues and with a bit of rain due tomorrow we trudge ever so slowly towards spring.