Lin!
I love your drawings. They remind me that bears are very patient.
In fact when I was at the Sanctuary we watched one female fish patiently for quite a while. It was the first fishing bear I got to see. When I asked her name the guide said she hadn't been named yet and asked what I would name her and I said, "Patience," because her patience was remarkable.
Then watching bears on the cam you can't help but admire their patience.
I never saw "Patience" again. Names at the Sanctuary don't stick unless the bear can be reliably re-identified. I'm hope Patience is snowing away somewhere deep in the ground.
Elizabeth