Claire found more bears...

So, I'm practically down to my last day in Oberammergau! So sad! I am, first of all, going to miss living at Hilde's. She says I can come back anytime though ;) Her husband, in case you've forgotten or didn't know, was a woodcarver and the entire house is decorated with his things and other fantastic art pieces he collected (tiny wooden houses that fit together from South America, and African Madonna and Child, Masks)... in addition, I am in the, for all intents and purposes, art book library room which I have been trying to put to good use (there's also an organ in it though(!)) I will miss it here:

Fay left yesterday... it was sad but she said I was going next and didn't have time to be tearful. I've gotten a lot of insights on the history (and family) of the Hotel Schilcherhof from her. I hope she had a nice, pampered flight on her Emirates plane. We managed to have a crazy bear in this picture as well so... score ;)

I also have TONS of horsey pictures (good and bad) for mere... I will try to make a real album so that you can pick out the ones for me to send big files of (and I tried to get the alps in them, since that's what makes them different, probably):

The Kofel is going to be climbed by me, drizzle or shine, tomorrow. (I am not so stupid as to go in a thunderstorm however. My BA'ness has its limits). It has been looking like this the entire week, more or less:

And I found yet aNOTHER bear! Luckily I biked back after my run that day because I saw some buckskin pferde that I wanted to photograph for mom too, and therefore had my camera. I had my eye on that bear from day 1...

Doro's picking me up saturday afternoon! Egads!