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Morning visit

 

We have been visited by deer quite a bit lately. This beautiful guy is in full velvet. Yesterday morning we had two walking up our street, one of which stopped in our front yard for a quick snack on our hedge. A small price to pay for a glimpse of them.


 Maybe this one felt a little a little guilty so he did a little tree trimming for us pro bono.


He posed for this great profile shot in his photo op but unfortunately Muffet's web created a lot of glare through the kitchen window. And yes, Muffet is alive and well, keeping us safe from the little flying nasties. 

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  1. Far Side of FiftyJuly 2, 2021 at 8:52 PM

    Wow nice fat deer with a beauty of a rack! He is quite regal looking!

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