I was standing on my front porch early this morning with my two cats when they got startled by a deer. She was running, bounding really, around the side of the house. I laughed and said good morning and she stopped and turned to stare at me. We stood looking at each other, me on the porch and her on the front lawn. I spoke gently to her, asking her if she was the mama or the baby, asking her if she was lost. Her ears twitched slightly but she just stood and looked at me. Then she walked slowly to the young poplar and started to chew a leaf. I raised a finger and said “uh uh” and off she went again, bounding to the apple tree at the corner of the lawn. She stopped again, looked around and then bounded and leaped over the broken part of the front fence. Harold and Arnold were in the sunroom and missed the whole story.
What a lovely morning experience just as dawn was breaking. I have deer in the yard several times over the summer but this is the first time I actually talked to the deer and she stayed still to listen. Charming. But I know I will be unhappy if she comes back to nibble up my roses and larch trees! One can only have so much bliss with nature before the shotgun comes out!
I am off early this morning to get my sunvisor replaced in the car. They are promising it will only take half an hour but I feel dubious. I think it should take 5 minutes but I won’t be surprised (only annoyed) if it takes an hour. The trouble is that one simply has to sit there and wait, there is nowhere to go as the dealership sits in an isolated situation. They are so reluctant to give one a loaner or even a ride to the shopping centre that I no longer ask. I will read my book “The Red Garden” and think about my Bambi in the yard.
Just breathe.
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