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Wouldn’t
it be great to have a backyard like this
one?
A
pleasant visit by neighbors sharing a
backyard.
Eva in the
pyramidOur house was built in
the deer's natural habitat in a remote rural
area.
Well worn deer trails cut through the
property's abundant pine and sage.
The oldest
deer we've met (we call her Mama Rose)
walked right up to us
when we first arrived, sniffing and looking us
over.
Rose and her kin obviously think
the yard belongs to them as much as anyone
else.
They especially like clover flowers,
but it's amazing to see
the variety of tasty
flowers, leaves, twigs, nuts and berries they'll
eat.
They stay away from herbs and herbal
flowers,
but on occasion we've
seen young deer
eating the sweet
medicinal berries of the Juniper
tree
While often running into
the yard to greet us with their quiet
enthusiasm,
they will also
swiftly shy away from
strangers.
Although notoriously
skittish, able to leap meters in the air in an
instant when startled, a few deer we know will
let us touch them as if we were family,
letting us scratch them
or pick something out of their fur.
Eva even
enjoys a hearty back rub!
We've certainly
learned a lot about how to act around them so as
not to disturb them.
We think they appreciate
our efforts in fitting into their
neighborhood.
Freddie with his first
big antlers
Marlin's in the back
yard with nine deer from Mama Rose's
family
 Mama Rose, the
matriarch,
In winter 2005 she disappeared,
passing her throne onto
Lisa
 Two women sharing a
secret
 Eva and her
kids
 Freddie eating clover
flowers
 Rasa explaining the
situation to Rosie
 Lisa and Eva looking up
to the balcony
Young Ram with
Marlin
 Young
Ram
 She doesn't care about
the legs or the plastic rat -
After the
photographer leaves
She'll eat one of those
pumpkins by the tree
  Rasa giving Charlotte a
third eye massage
(when he was very young
we thought this guy was
female.
But when his velvet
antler brow first began to appear, and we
realized our mistake, we decided to leave him
as a buck named Charlotte )
 Lisa ringing the front
door bell with her nose
 could be any
afternoon
 Mama Rose on the
balcony
 Young Ram practices the
nose ritual with Rasa
Well, come right in
.. . . young
Ram
Thank you for reading,
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along.
Is this not the most
precious thing ever?
The nicest
place to be is in someone's
thoughts.
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