Deer – Inside the Red Head's Head

This morning as we were walking out to the car I heard leaves rustling behind our neighbor’s house. I looked up and saw, just on the edge of the woods, a deer running away. I called out to the kids and my step daughter and I both saw a second deer, but my step son was too far away an he missed them.

We went through a stretch last year where we were seeing deer behind the house pretty often. Once every couple of weeks or so. They would sometimes even come out of the trees into the yard and hang out for a while. Once I even managed to get into the back yard with them, but only for a second before they got spooked.

This year… nothing. I’ve seen one deer since January, and that was at night a few houses down the street. This is the first time since then that I have seen them up close, even if it was just a couple of tails dashing away. I love living in a house that has wild deer living close by. I have thought about getting a salt lick and hiding it behind the house somewhere, but I doubt the neighbors would appreciate that. Random deer sightings will have to be enough for now.

12/11/10…