Not What You Think

Last night I dragged my husband in a small expedition. I didn't want to be around the pond by myself. I suffer from arkoudaphobia ☺️ - since we live in Vermont and bears are regularly visiting the village, wandering around the swimming pool and of course harvesting by the pond.
My goal was to photograph the reflection of the Sturgeon moon in the pond. Passed 9:45 pm I decided to go back home tired of fighting the mosquitos. Well, we decided to go back tonight hoping to see the bright blue moon, this time with protective gear. My husband is thrilled 😆

[Diana]

What an adventure, great that your hubby tagged along. You got some lovely reflections and colours.

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful capture....better to be safe than sorry! NIce to know there's a name for it. I too am scared to death of meeting up with a bear while out in nature. I LOVE them from a distance, just don't want to be surprised by one.

[Leslie]

mosquitos are the worst and they just love me ....

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely reflections. It's good to have someone with you.

[Sand Lily]

Beautiful.

[LManning (Laura)]

This is a very pretty capture even without the moon.

[jackie edwards]

Bears oh my! Good choice to have protection!

[Mags]

Lovely shot! Maybe some bear spray?

[Joan Robillard]

Good luck I hope your husband can bear it.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Beautiful-wonderful composition

[Margaret Brown]

Nice reflections you are a brave lady are they black bears?

[Corinne C]

@craftymeg Thanks. They are Black bears that’s the only bear we have in Vermont supposedly skittish, nevertheless I am afraid of them 😊

[carol white]

Beautiful capture and reflections.Fav😊

[Jeremy Cross]

Great shot

[Carole Sandford]

Pretty capture & reflections. Mosquitoes like me too!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Corinne C]

@joansmor Lol, I believe he can "bear" it 😀. Thanks Joan!

[Corinne C]

@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Phil Howcroft]

I hope you "nailed" tonight's photo Corinne , I had to google . I had to google arkoudaphobia

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this nice pond and the great reflections.

[Corinne C]

@phil_howcroft Lol, I'll see if I am successful tonight between the forest, the mountains and the clouds it will be challenging 😀

[Corinne C]

@pyrrhula Thank you

[Corinne C]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[Corinne C]

@carole_sandford Lol, Thanks Carole

[Corinne C]

@jeremyccc Thank you Jeremy

[Corinne C]

@carolmw Thanks Carol

[Corinne C]

@365projectorgchristine Thank you Christine

[Corinne C]

@marlboromaam Thanks Mags, bear spray for sure but leaving it to my husband 😊

[Corinne C]

@jackies365 Thanks Jackie

[Corinne C]

@ljmanning Thanks Laura. Hopefully I'll have a moon picture by the end of the month 😃

[Corinne C]

@sandlily Thanks Lily

[Corinne C]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[Corinne C]

@lesip Lol, they choose the sweetest 😊

[Corinne C]

@bluemoon Thanks Paula. Everybody tells me that an encounter is rare but we have bear in the village at least once a week. Not so rare for me!

[Corinne C]

@ludwigsdiana Thanks Diana

[Kathy]

A nice look at the pond.

[Paula Fontanini]

@corinnec My sister had one in her backyard here in Iowa a few years ago, so yeah, I don't care when I'm told how rare it is, it happens!! :)

[Jane Pittenger]

We have bears in our yard a lot…black bears. Mostly they leave when I yell

[Kathy A]

I didn't realise there was an actual phobia about bears, I would have thought that we are all scared of them

[Peter]

Lovely reflected light and composition Corinne, wow bears and mosquitoes we have nothing like that in the UK in fact nothing dangerous at all:)

[Valerie Chesney]

Gorgeous reflections!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Arkoudaphobia is not a bad thing, but the black bears you'll probably see- if they do happen to be around- are probably more afraid of you than you are of them. However, it never hurts to have a brave husband alongside on any photo shoot in the wild! (o; Beautiful shot.