Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge using the word
“sinuous”. This is my take.
The adorably pudgy bear cub, all fluff and clumsy paws, plunged into the icy stream. A flash of silver, a darting tail …. the salmon! He grunted, nose twitching, and lurched forward, showering water and scattering pebbles everywhere. The fish snaked left, then right, mirroring the frantic sinuous dance of the stream. The cub splashed, a miniature brown whirlwind. The salmon, sleek and agile, teased him onward. He swiped, missed, and tumbled head-over-paws, sputtering. Undeterred, he scrambled up, eyes still locked on his watery prize. The hunt wasn’t about catching the fish, not yet. It was the exhilaration of the chase.
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This is “Black Water” by the Doobie Brothers
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Raw nature and adventure, with a touch of play. Love this, writer Nancy! 🐻
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Thank you, Michele! ☺️ It’s something a little different for me. I’m glad you enjoyed the bear facts! 🐻
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You’re very welcome and you’re very good about expanding your stellar storytelling skills. 🙌🏻
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Grazie, cara Michele. That means a great deal to me. 💫
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What a great scene you created, Nancy, it was like I was watching it!
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Smiling here, dear Keith. That was a wondrous compliment. Thank you!
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A glorious story 😌😁💜💜💜
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Thanks so much, my friend.
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Oh, I love this, Nancy, and thank you for sharing it with our Sinuous challenge. 🙂
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Always a pleasure, Sue! Thanks! I was happy to find such a nice image!
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Oh, I love this! It so mesmerizing to watch animals play.
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Yes …. for the animals and those of us watching them. I love that image!
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Practice makes perfect, so never lose that sense of innocent play?
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Exactly! He’ll grow into those paws soon enough! 🐻
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Great to hear this song again and the cub will eventually get his share of fish.
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Love the Doobies and I’m sure the little guy will do just fine. Thanks, Jim!
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Lovely story. I love bears and you capture ‘the chase’ so well.
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Oh, me too …. but I don’t think I’d want to meet one up close! Thanks so much, Esther. Lovely comments.
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Yes, I’d definitely keep my distance!
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A sweet story Nancy. He’ll get there soon enough.
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Yes he will …. once he grows into his over-sized paws! 🐻
Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re very welcome
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Awww, picture and story are gorgeous Nancy, …and yes, you can just imagine it all, the thrill of the chase….💫👏💫🤗💫
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Thanks so much, Penn. That bear looks like he’s having the time of his life! 🐻
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Someone give that poor Yogi a fly rod, Bears gotta eat too. I once caught a catfish with my hands, no rod, no nothing, just grabbed the critter in the creek. I didn’t know that his top dorsal fin could impale me, which is what he did to my left hand. A hard lesson learned, but I can eat my weight in Catfish filets. I like your Bear and his resilience.
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That sounds like quite a fishy story, Phil! I didn’t know catfish had dorsal fins! Oh, but I do love to eat catfish, fried up in a nice po’ boy makes for a mighty fine lunch! Bill’s an angler, only saltwater, so he catches blackfish, flounder, sea bass, etc. No deep sea fishing but he brings home some real beauties, all clean so I don’t have to!
Nice to know you enjoyed my story. Thanks, Phil!
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