When I got home this afternoon five or six deer bounded into the woods. One of them stopped short and I’d like to think it was because the deer recognized me (it’s nice and warm here on Fantasy Island). Most afternoons when I get home I see the deer and often they just stand still and watch me go into the house. Today they were pretty close to the driveway and I guess standing still for a single person is a whole different thing than not moving when a car approaches.
After putting my things away, I sat down at the computer and saw this out my window:
That’s a beautiful picture. I wish it was green and sunny like that here . Today, the wind about knocked me over, and I don’t think it got above 27. What a difference one state away makes.
Our neighbors have a problem with the deer eating their garden. They are in the middle of our 3 house “development”. We are at the highest point, so we haven’t had a problem thus far. Seems the deer like the neighbors pickin’s way better than risking 2 big dogs to come up close to our house. Although, sometimes I wouldn’t mind if they take a squash or two.
If it makes you feel better, it is 15 degrees right now.
I’m worried about what’s going to happen when I try to plant in the spring. The deer have no problem coming right up to the house. At the other house I’d play some AC/DC to get them to run away from the flower beds but we don’t have any outdoor speakers here (at least not yet).