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Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)              mcash70 Aug 20, 2012 4:13 PM CST |
| Last evening I had the most amazing deer encounter, finished the dinner cleanup, decided to go turn the water on the raspberries, open the gate to the terraced area and there was a deer with her head down munching grass on the level just below the raspberries, so close, like 5 feet, finally she looks up, I tell her it's ok, I expected her to turn and run, instead, much to my surprise she lays down in the cool grass in the shade of the rocks right in front of me.. I quietly close the gate and leave. So I tell DH, and before I know it he is stomping across the deck to try and see her, then he tells me it is a buck, I say no it isn't, he says it has horns, I say no it doesn't, I know horns when I see them. He points to the buck, sure enough it has horns, there are 2 of them, I show him where she is, I had not seen the buck. Isn't that just too cool!!!! DH stood on a chair and got a couple of photos. The deer were more important than the raspberries, but they did get water later after the deer left. If you look carefully you will see the doe's ear on the right hand side of the second photo.   |
Name: Lee Anne Stark Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Zone 5a) Perpetually happy!         threegardeners Aug 20, 2012 4:22 PM CST |
| Wow!! Super cool!! |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Aug 20, 2012 4:39 PM CST |
It sure was Lee Anne, so unexpected that she would plop down right in front of me.  |
Name: Lee Anne Stark Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Zone 5a) Perpetually happy! threegardeners Aug 20, 2012 4:42 PM CST |
| I know! You'd think she would of bee-lined it right outa there! Nice photo op though!! |
Name: Marilyn Northern KY (Zone 6a) Laughter is the best medicine!         Marilyn Mar 22, 2013 2:06 AM CST |
  Can't believe I'm just now seeing this!   Great pics! Thanks for sharing! Wonderful story!   |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Mar 22, 2013 9:09 AM CST |
Marilyn, I'm glad you found and liked my little story and the photos of the deer.  |
Name: Rita North Shore, Long Island, NY Zone 6B        Newyorkrita Mar 22, 2013 10:53 AM CST |
| Ha, I saw this just the other day myself. Glad I did finially see it. |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Mar 22, 2013 11:02 AM CST |
| Rita, I'm glad that you got to see this too!! Saw 3 deer on the street last night at dusk.  |
Name: Rita North Shore, Long Island, NY Zone 6B Newyorkrita Mar 22, 2013 11:06 AM CST |
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Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)       |
| Aw! I miss the deer! There hasn't been many since the drought just about starved them out! I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
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