never underestimate a pig
did you know pigs are considered some of the most intelligent of all domestic and farm animals?
miss baby bear certainly lives up to that reality. my friends and i can only blame ourselves for what went down at Daisy at Simply Camping - we've all watched babe and charlotte's web; we should have known her potential.
it all started with a delectable almond-coated caramel apple, bought in town on the way back from JT National Park. we were saving it for dessert, our delightful little sweet treat after a day of hiking and roughing it in the desert heat. it was resting in our closed cooler, sitting on the dirt by our feet.
we were already well acquainted with MBB from the morning - she had woken us up with snorts at 5:30am, pressing her snout to our tent to say hello. at the smell of kimchi spam tuna rice heating up on our stove, she came running with anticipation. the wind was blowing strongly and she happily licked up any food that went flying. i had just walked to our car with trash when i heard frantic yelling - "SHE GOT THE APPLE!" i turned in horror to see MBB trotting as fast as her little legs could take her, paper bag between her teeth. she had opened our cooler with her snout and snatched it with ease. my friend recovered from the shock and took off after her. she retrieved the bag, full of sand and saliva - the apple was toast.
we dined in silence.
moral: don't save a good thing for later - just enjoy it while you can. well wishes to tammy and miss baby bear <3