Oh deer!

Protective
Dryden, ON
July 2022
This photo originally shared on Instagram

This lovely creature wandered through the neighborhood the other day, stopping occasionally to feed her two spotted fawns. I quietly followed the three of them from a distance, hoping a long lens and some hastily contrived deer impressions would help me record the moment.

(Quick aside: my deer impressions are terrible. I’ll stick to the writing and technology thing.)

Eventually, momma deer must have taken pity on me, as she approached where I was standing, carefully positioning herself between me and her munchkins. We stared at each other for what seemed like an age as I silently wished she knew I meant them no harm. It felt like she was staring into my soul.

Soon enough, she turned back toward them and they sauntered off to the next block, leaving precious pixels and memories in their wake.

I’ve got to learn how to speak deer. Maybe that should be my next summer project.

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