I wasn't going to share this with anyone but now that I'm really, truly done beating myself up over what happened, I will.
Four nights ago, while my husband was frying salmon, I noticed a bear hanging around the yard. So I grabbed my camera and started snapping pictures. Then my husband reminds me that the camera will also video-tape. So I excitedly switch over to video.
By this time the bear is on the deck. He is standing up to our front window!
This fellow is mere inches from me. We are face to face! I could even have kissed him through the window pane had I not had the camera in front of me. From there he tries to get in by the sliding glass door, which(thank goodness) I had closed when I first saw him in the yard. Now remember I am getting this all on video tape.
He gives up on entering the house but still hangs around the yard for a while. And then he finally realises he isn't getting in and skedaddles off.
My husband and I are euphoric! We've gotten a lot of pictures of bears in the yard, but never has a bear stayed so long or ever come up on our deck.
Now it is time to review the video. And this is were the beating myself up begins! Oh yes, you guessed it-the camera wasn't even video taping at all! And whose fault was that? Mine, of course. I had forgotten that I had to hold the silver button on the top of the camera down for it to record.
I can just say that I am glad that I didn't have a cast iron skillet handy on that day. Because I'm sure I would've been very tempted to hit myself over the head just to put myself out of my misery. I know it sounds trivial, but to me it was BIG!
To make a long story short. I'm over it. I'm sure you can tell that. And I have now practiced and have become quite proficient at holding that shiny, little silver button down that's on the top of my camera to record!
Now, tell me, have you ever done anything that you just wanted to shoot yourself for? Just a matter of speech here ladies. Please share-I'm all ears!
