Sharing with Lilypad Picnickers
Sharing with Lilypad Picnickers
July 31, 2010 – 10:58 PM CDT
The Lilypad Picnic is a wonderful gathering of caring people. Today was a celebration of how a simple web cam brought so many people together to learn, become friends, and pass on the knowledge. It was a day of mutual appreciation for what we have all done for each other and for bears. There were mutual thank you’s, hugs, and sharing the joy with words and taking pictures together. There was food! We don’t know how many times Lynn signed his name and “It’s me, bear” on t-shirts, name tags, thank you cards (with a collage of Lily and Hope pictures), books, etc. We don’t know how many times Sue signed her name and “Thank you, bear” on the same. There was no lack of things for everyone to talk about—Lily, Hope, the fun of Facebook, what they learned, how it changed their view of bears, and what they are doing to help bears. It was gathering of people who had never seen each other but were immediately friends.
We didn’t get out to see Lily and Hope today but we did check their signals to confirm they are together.
Thank you for all you do. I know there were many who wanted to come and couldn’t for one reason or another.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center