By Hollidays (Hollybranches) on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 04:24 pm:
Shirley, that is so sad. Had the same experience only it was ducks. The female got hit by a car and the male sat by her for days. We finally picked him up and put him in our pond. He kept looking and looking for his mate. I think he finally died of a broken heart. Wish us humans had love like that.
As for the pears, I don't think the Yoopers need them for making maple syrup. :)