this is our neighborhood bear...I didn't take this picture but found it on our neighborhood blog. He's been getting into trash cans farther up in our neighborhood but it looks lilke he's looking for more now because it was very clear he was in our trash last night. He forced open our gate and pretty much ripped the tops off of the trash cans that were bungeed to the fence. Casey called to tell me and I asked him if he was sure it was the bear and not the raccons and he said...wait to see what it did...then you'll know it was the bear. Sure enough...it wasn't a raccoon. He pushed the fence so hard to get the top off the trash cans that they are big dents in the fence. So, now to figure out how to bear proof our trash and see how much money I have to put out to get Tessa to pick up the disgusting mess...ugh!