Ted

Don Ellis · 31st of July 2002 (Wed)

Still life with story...

My three-day project in Singapore was over. With a couple of hours to spare before flying out, I was walking through an arcade crowded with hawker carts. One of them was selling teddy bears -- of which we own 15 -- so I took a look.

Among the cheap, tacky bears was this one -- US$250 worth of stripey hide and leather paws. I wasn't carrying that much cash but the bear and the saleslady were both nice, so I told her that I was going to walk over to that cash machine by the ice cream parlor, insert my supposedly international cash card, and if it gave me money, I would trade her.

Naturally, it did. So here he is -- a one-of-a-kind British animal handmade by Penny Chalmers (in case you're a bear aficionado).

Cheers,

Don

Tripod
Natural light against black velvet
Shutter speed: 0.8 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure compensation: -1/3

pigasus · 31st of July 2002 (Wed)

Hi Don,

Great bear, great picture, great story! I can see why you had to have him. Seeing him on my monitor this morning is a wonderful way to start the day.

Thanks for bringing us Ted.

Don Ellis · 31st of July 2002 (Wed)

Hi Sally,

But would you have liked him as much if you didn't know he was a Brit?

Glad you liked all three -- thank you.

Don

pigasus · 3rd of August 2002 (Sat)

Quote:

Don Ellis wrote:
Hi Sally,

But would you have liked him as much if you didn't know he was a Brit?

Probably, Don. Cause I'm a transplanted Yank. Moved to England for the weather.

Leighow · 4th of August 2002 (Sun)

DON

Well world lines do collide.

You see, yesterday (Saturday, 6 am, EST), I was paddling Lac Sam where the shoreline rises 400 feet to meet the morning sky. So steep that the occasional rock side occurs; toppling and dragging 75 foot trees down into the water’s edge. So I was startled a bit when the adjacent brush started to crackle and pop sending hand-sized stones plopping into the water. No need to worry. It was Ted. Ted was the first 150 pound black bear that I have seen within Lac Sam’s catch basin in 27 years – and he was starring at me through a thick growth of cedar.

Don, Ted and I never got to hug each other. You see, our black bears are excellent swimmers. So, risking cardiac failure, I paddled contentiously homeward reciting the famous (hopefully Canadian) poem about polar bears (a close cousin to the black bear I presume):

The Polar Bear sleeps in his little bear skin,
And sleeps very well I am told
Last night I slept in my little bear skin
And I got a heck of a cold.

See Yah

HOWIE (Ottawa, Canada)

31st of July 2002 (Wed)	#1
Don Ellis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,538	Ted Still life with story... My three-day project in Singapore was over. With a couple of hours to spare before flying out, I was walking through an arcade crowded with hawker carts. One of them was selling teddy bears -- of which we own 15 -- so I took a look. Among the cheap, tacky bears was this one -- US$250 worth of stripey hide and leather paws. I wasn't carrying that much cash but the bear and the saleslady were both nice, so I told her that I was going to walk over to that cash machine by the ice cream parlor, insert my supposedly international cash card, and if it gave me money, I would trade her. Naturally, it did. So here he is -- a one-of-a-kind British animal handmade by Penny Chalmers (in case you're a bear aficionado). Cheers, Don Tripod Natural light against black velvet Shutter speed: 0.8 sec Aperture: 4.5 Exposure compensation: -1/3

31st of July 2002 (Wed)	#2
pigasus Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Posts: 219	Re: Ted Hi Don, Great bear, great picture, great story! I can see why you had to have him. Seeing him on my monitor this morning is a wonderful way to start the day. Thanks for bringing us Ted. __________________ Sally "I'm the only 'bent in the village"

31st of July 2002 (Wed)	#3
Don Ellis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,538	Re: Ted Hi Sally, But would you have liked him as much if you didn't know he was a Brit? Glad you liked all three -- thank you. Don

4th of August 2002 (Sun)	#5
Leighow Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,846	Re: Ted DON Well world lines do collide. You see, yesterday (Saturday, 6 am, EST), I was paddling Lac Sam where the shoreline rises 400 feet to meet the morning sky. So steep that the occasional rock side occurs; toppling and dragging 75 foot trees down into the water’s edge. So I was startled a bit when the adjacent brush started to crackle and pop sending hand-sized stones plopping into the water. No need to worry. It was Ted. Ted was the first 150 pound black bear that I have seen within Lac Sam’s catch basin in 27 years – and he was starring at me through a thick growth of cedar. Don, Ted and I never got to hug each other. You see, our black bears are excellent swimmers. So, risking cardiac failure, I paddled contentiously homeward reciting the famous (hopefully Canadian) poem about polar bears (a close cousin to the black bear I presume): The Polar Bear sleeps in his little bear skin, And sleeps very well I am told Last night I slept in my little bear skin And I got a heck of a cold. See Yah HOWIE (Ottawa, Canada)

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