Reindeer R Us!

This morning I looked out of our family room window and what did I see starring back at me? Dancer and Prancer and Vixen! We have a herd of deer that live in our backyard. It use to be just five but now there are at least 10. Several of them are bucks the three in these pictures all are and there is one more I think. They posed so nicely the two side panels of the windows are displaying hind quarters and the guy in the middle is nearly perfectly centered in the window and giving us the deer in the headlights look! They give us the eye as if to say.."Exactly what are YOU humans doing here? "

Don't you love how he posed by our Poinsettia!
The Dear Deer

The deer that multiple and replenish the ridge behind us are extremely tame. When I saw them I went and got my camera, walked to the window, amazingly remembered to turn off my flash and then just started shooting (poor choice of words don't let your hunter hubs get any ideas) walking closer and closer to them. They have never been this close to the window before.


So these are the pets we like best. They are cute but we don't have to entertain them, take them to the vet, or clean up after them. They also prune the garden for us! They are very naughty though about eating the flowers and veggies in the spring and summer and at that time of the year we don't like them very much. But I think they do add something to the Christmasy atmosphere this time of year.

Anybody want to Rent-a-Deer for your kiddos?

I wish I could gift these to my sister-in-law,
Marilyn, who lives and breathes animals!

Thought bubble..."Hey, Lady, what the heck are you looking at?"