We've been invaded.
This would be one of the many visitors we've had lately at our house. They come generally every day all year long, but this time of year they are a near constant presence munching up all the acorns that fall from the oak tree out front. At times, they don't even wait for the acorns to fall but rear up on their hind legs and chomp them out of the tree branches.
While making dinner I looked out the kitchen window and saw five at once! The fifth is over on the driveway and you can't see her. Deer do not take direction from amateur photographers, and I could not get a shot with all of them in it.
As I sit in the office I can hear them clump, clumping about the wooden deck. The deck is actually two levels so when a deer decides to visit the lower level there is a very loud crash as her hooves land on the deck. At times they are loud enough that we wonder if they will come through the wall next.
They also love to hang out in our backyard. The favorite spot is to lie under the pear tree. I suspect they are hoping that a pear will magically fall from the tree so they can feast. This reminds me that I really need to get outside and see if it's time to pick those pears.
-- marcella
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