5.15.2009

Waking Up Spring



18 x 24"
Waking Up Spring

Spring has hit full force. Leaves have popped, the grass is growing, the deer have emerged for their regular feeding in our backyard. Most times these amazingly agile animals, bound off into the woods if they see us, even when they know we won't hurt them. The other night we almost ran into one in our driveway coming home. He ran across the driveway, we stopped, and then he stopped off to the side, about 100 feet from us. He was camouflaged with his surroundings, but we could still see him in the dim light and we talked. Facing us as still as can be, he listened. Our car was running, we rolled the windows down and we said hello and told him how beautiful he was. He stood there for what seemed an unusually long time, seeming appreciative of our compliments, then turned and slowly walked away. AWESOME.