And Then There Were Five......

It was a long night full of disturbed sleep. Just hard to fall asleep and hard to stay asleep. For a variety of reasons my brain would not shut down. Yawn.

Up a bit early this morning and instead of walking Fenway own the bike path at 7:00 it was closer to 6:00 a.m. Quiet, sounds of the birds, a slight breeze....a beautiful morning. The trees and bushes along my route are in full green now.....thick and almost impenetrable. I haven't been able to spot deer very often for weeks. But since it was early I decided we would walk until I could find one. I'd look for movement, or a certain color brown, or the flick of an ear or a tail.

Fenway pranced along at the end of his leash, leading the way and anointing bushes and grass as we walked. I heard movement up on the hill to my left.....but couldn't see anything. Just about to give up and head back I caught a glimpse of movement on my right....down across the creek. There she was, a doe looking up at me. "Well, good morning beauty!" I whispered and she cocked her ears. We stood and watched....she looked back over her shoulder and I caught more movement. A second doe approached with twin fawns! A very successful sighting.....and I stood quietly watching as they turned and moved off up the hill.

Sigh.......nature just down the path. Fenway and I turned for home, he signaling that it was breakfast time! But then.....again a slight noise and looking across the creek there was another doe looking back at me.....and movement coming up out of the water. One, two.....three fawns! Triplets!? They made it up the bank to their mother and all four quickly walked away.

From zero for weeks to five on this morning's walk. A lovely way to start my day.