I was
sitting on my sofa, sipping some lemon water, when just barely out of my field
of vision, I saw something run past the picture window. My first thought was
that somebody was in my backyard. This alarmed me. Nobody should be there. So I
jumped up, ran to the window and looked to see who it was, fully expecting to
call the police. At first I didn’t see anything and then I did, once my eyes
adapted to the landscape. It was no intruder.
Imagine my delight when what I saw were FOUR deer congregating nearby. I
was in awe. Two of them, with racks on their heads, decided to take leave of
the property, when they saw me and ran from view. But the other two, a momma
and her little one, stayed put. They
wandered close to the window looking quizzically at me, as if to ask, ‘who are
you?’ Mesmerized, my feet now glued to the tile floor, in the dining room, I
watched their every move. Mother Nature had given me a New Years gift and I
wasn’t about to squander it, to go grab a camera, and try to capture a picture.
Instead, I blinked this scene into permanence, in my mind and promised to store
it away there, forever. What a treat, to see these creatures up close and
personal. After about ten minutes or so, they too got antsy, and headed towards the side of my house, that
was out of view. But I was not ready to say goodbye to them. So, I ran out
front to my porch, and watched these dear, sweet animals prance away, through
the boulevard and into the woods that bordered my neighbor’s yard, at the end
of the street. I wished them all well
and hoped no harm would come to any of them.
And prayed I would get to see them again sometime soon. This was the
perfect… ‘pick me up’… to end the holiday season and start the new year.
