Too scary to bear
Last night as we were getting ready for bed I went to let the dogs out. I grabbed Bombadil and carried him to the door, opened it and Java went out, then I shoved Bombadil out (he always needs a little motivation). Right away, Bombadil screams and runs back inside. I look up and there’s a bear hanging on the corner of the deck. Not a cute little baby one. I instinctively scream (confirming my natural scream is deep and manly) and then start trying to get Java back inside.
Fortunately the scream was enough and he climbed down and then took off before Katie even managed to get down to look out the door at him. Quite an adrenaline rush right at bedtime, though!