Oh me! Oh my! LOOK DEER! (where's my camera?)

Most people get very excited when they see a deer, "Look!" they scream, "A DEER!" People stop and look, take pictures and comment on how cute they are.

This however is not how it works at our house. Deer are seen as a nuisance, they eat the apples, the flowers, the small bushes and trample what they don't eat...so far no plant that we have gotten is completely "deer proof" as the people at the nursery claim. Our dog actually never would chase the deer, for they were too big (even though Jake was practically the size of a deer)you could hit his tennis ball into the middle of the herd, Jake would trot up amongst them, pick up the ball and walk back down the hill, not even caring that there fat and lazy deer just waiting to be chased.

This spring however, things have changed. Pandemonium breaks out at our house when a deer is sighted. Mom bolts for the door, flinging it open she dashes out into the yard, "GET AWAY FROM MY FLOWERS! SHOO!" and proceeds to chase them up the hill and into the woods.

Since my mom is currently in California, I noticed that the herd was enjoying the freedom of the entire yard (and the flowers too). Grabbing my camera I decided that this would make a rather amusing blog...with that I bolted out the door.