Now that we’re starting to settle in, we’re getting familiar with our surroundings. This also means that our surroundings are getting familiar with us.  As I’ve mentioned before, the deer are frequent visitors, and in particular is a family that like to graze and bed down in the tall grass on our property. These two guys (we call them The Boys), are a couple of young bucks that seem to like our yard. They’re like two young teens, always together cruising the neighborhood. They seem to stay in our area because farther up the road is a much bigger buck that has staked his claim to the area – and the fawns!

Today as I was turning into the driveway, they were grazing and as soon as they saw me, they froze. I stopped the car and I froze too. My mind was racing. I turned down the radio, and reached for my phone as carefully and with as little movement as possible. They were right there, right next to the car! Would they let me take a picture of them? I rolled down the window and held my phone up. Click. Click. Click. They stood completely motionless. The thing I love about them is how they freeze. As if they’re talking to each other trying not to move their lips, “stay perfectly still and she won’t see us”. Well, after I got my picture I figured I’d try and open the gate. It was more than they could take, they were off in a flash – but I know they’ll be back.

I know I shouldn’t, but I’m really tempted to go buy some feed and leave it out for them! We’ve been talking about a getting another dog, how about a couple of deer instead?