One of the most beloved pictures about a deer is the movie Bambi. It is a fun loving tale about a young fawn living in the woods with his mother and what happens after his mother is shot. Bambi is not the only movie that has deer in it. There are many films, especially one's with a setting in nature, that show these strong creatures. Many people have also seen live deer in a zoo or other special animal retreat. But, how many of us have seen a live deer behind their own backyard? Not sure on the percentage for that question, but at least I can say that I have seen one behind my own backyard. I have seen four as a matter of fact.
Wednesday morning our dog Booka was barking as he usually does when there are squirrels in the backyard or when someone passes by or comes close to the house. I always look at our back window just to be sure that he is in fact barking at a squirrel. Eventually he stops barking but this morning he kept going. I almost didn't look out of the window because I was getting the kids ready for school. Finally I decided to go ahead and look out our back sliding glass door. I am glad that I did. Behind our house there is a grassy meadow-like area and a pond. A few months ago our neighbor went back there and mowed all of the tall grass down because he likes to look at the pond. Well off in the back part of the meadow I saw some deer. At first I thought it was just a couple of them, then my husband pointed out that there were in fact four. Two babies and two adults. It was a family. We called the kids over to come look and we all watched them from our back glass door until they ran into the tall grass where they can't be seen.
It was a majestic site to see and not one you can see everyday from the back of your own house. It was a beautiful start to the morning. Of course, this morning I tried to look in the back to see if I saw them again but there was too much mist rising from the pond covering the meadow. I don't know what the chances are that they will come that way again or that my family and I will be lucky enough to see them, but we saw them once and that was enough for me. Take pride in the beautiful things in nature that God has created and protect them. They are part of our world and we should treasure them always!
