Cute Smiling Bear at Farmer’s Market

Summary

The website content describes a personal experience at a farmer's market in Idaho where the author encountered a smiling bear that brought joy to visitors, and it serves as a response to a writing prompt about collecting smiles.

Abstract

The author shares a heartwarming story from a visit to a local farmer's market in Idaho, where a cute bear display made everyone smile. The photo, taken just before the birth of the author's first grandchild, evokes nostalgia for the author's childhood days surrounded by bees and the free honey they provided. The encounter is framed as a response to Vidya Sury's "Collecting Smiles" prompt and is part of the Six Word Photo Story Challenge. The author expresses gratitude for the Medium platform, the community of writers, and the opportunity to engage with other publications, despite the time constraints of being a publication editor.

Opinions

The author fondly reminisces about the past, particularly the days of having bee traps on the family farm and the free honey they received.
The smiling bear at the farmer's market is seen as a delightful and wholesome sight that has the power to make people happy.
The author conveys appreciation for Vidya Sury's writing prompt and the creativity it inspires.
There is a sense of gratitude towards Medium and its community of writers for fostering connections and providing a space for storytelling.
The author acknowledges the challenges and rewards of being a publication editor, describing it as both hard work and a labor of love.
The author encourages readers to check out other writers participating in the Six Word Photo Story Challenge, indicating a sense of community and mutual support among Medium writers.

Smiling bear to make everyone smile

This photo was taken last year in Idaho in October, shortly before my first grandbaby was born. We visited the local farmer’s market on a Saturday to pick up some fresh produce and enjoy the day.

It was a crisp fall day, and we walked in the warm sunshine to see what people were selling. One booth had a lot of honey products and this cute little smiling bear, which made us all smile.

When I was growing up in Idaho, a man used to keep his bee traps on our farm, so I got used to seeing a lot of bee friends. They are perfectly safe as long as no one is messing with them and everyone leaves them alone to do their thing.

We also got lots of free honey. I do miss those days a lot sometimes.

This is a written response to Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles. Thanks for the great prompt:

And thank you to Mary Chang Story Writer, for the great publication:

Since becoming a pub editor myself, I feel like I haven’t had as much time to enjoy other publications as I used to. Who knew it would be so much work and such a labor of love. But I do love it.

November is my month of gratitude. It’s always so easy to forget to stop and be thankful. But I certainly am. Thankful for Medium and all the great writers on this platform. Thankful for pubs that help bring us all together.

Do check out these awesome Six Word Photo Story writers:

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