At As the Lake Churns blog, Pecky Cox offers this photo by Dennis Dahl of an uninvited guest who dropped by to play tetherball at Steamboat Bay on Priest Lake. The black bear was pretty good, too ... until the ball popped.

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• Electing children -- 2012/Arch Druid
• Farragut State Park continues to improve/Bay Views
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• Eastwood: Because a friend asked/Dogwalk Musings
• Crafts: Some people just don't have it/From A Simple Mind
• 4 things my son needs to know on his 4th birthday/Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts
• Tuesday Twitterdeedum: Seattle ballgame/Slight Detour
• Cooking for canines/Stebbijo's Place
• RedWhiteBlue/Tumblewords
• High school football picks of the week/Ryan Collingwood, VarsityCDA
• Reading + Writing + Labor Day/Jennifer Rova, Writing North Idaho

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