Not the greatest picture, I know, but it was the best I could do on Sunday morning when I suddenly saw two deer out in the garden.
I know they come to eat the bark of bushes and trees, and they’ve been quite rought with the little pear tree last winter and seem to continue this habit, but… I love them!
They stopped by briefly on Saturday afternoon and then again for a bit longer on Sunday morning, and it seems that they are particularly fond of the top of the fir tree that toppled over recently.
I know some gardeners go to great lengths to keep deer out of their gardens, but I welcome them; there’s something very pleasant about wildlife in the garden, and at least in Denmark it doesn’t get much bigger than deer. I get all excited when I spot them around the garden, and especially these youngsters with their thick winter fur and their furry new antlers.
On Thursday my husband will be going up to the summerhouse with his mother, and then I will replace her Friday after work. I do hope he gets to see our visitors…
We see deer when we’re out walking the dog. It’s often used a view of their white tails as the turn tail.
Short of getting out the shotguns, I know some gardeners who will do anything to keep the deer out of their gardens. …..but I think a bit of diversity makes life more interesting.
And the deer are quite considerate, really; they stay clear of my most-loved plants and even leave the rose buds – which I would have thought a tasty treat!
Wonderful to see the deer…we get them as well and sometimes they jump the fence…love to watch them but I do have to protect a few things from them..they have plenty to eat.
I think it’s perfectly fair to protect a few priced specimens, but in my garden I really don’t want to have to protect anything, except from those pesky slugs. If the deer will have the pear tree, then so be it, I guess. They stay away from the apple and plum trees!
I love them too. But in the garden chomping down plants, not so much. But that is nature and what we contend with sharing our environment. Good capture, because they sense any movement and bolt easily.
I tried sneaking out the kitchen door and around the house, but the instant I turned the corner they ran off. Still, I only wanted the picture to be able to share this with my husband; he’s missing so many great things in the garden.
Once I loved the sight of deer, but alas, no longer.
Here, too, I await the bulbs popping up from the soil. Some few narcissus are in bloom. I’ll be happy when there are enough to pick a big bouquet and bring the scent into the house.
Have I wished you a Happy 2012!
Making the change to your new address…. ;D
I’ve purchased bloom for the apartment by buying 5 hyacinths so there’s one in each window in the sitting room, dining room and library. The scent is almost too much, but the flowers are pretty and the heavy scent just reminds me to open a window more often that I would perhaps otherwise, given the sub-zero temperatures outside.
And I’m glad you noticed the new adress; I really like having cut away the “.wordpress”-bit. Somehow it seems more user-friendly and accessible.
Obvious that all you deer lovers are not suffering from an epidemic of Lyme disease in your area. My husband has had it seven times. The deer don’t look so cute after that—more like rats carrying plague. Glad you can enjoy them where you are though.
My high school biology teacher once made a programme for television entitled “The Killer in the Woods” about ticks… We do have Lyme disease in Denmark as well, though I’ve never to my knowledge been bitten by ticks. Perhaps we just have very well-groomed deer in our garden?
There must be something rather magical about seeing them in your garden like that, though I feel sorry for your pear tree…
It’s wonderful to see that the garden is not just a cultural landscape, but also a part of the nature that surrounds it.
And yes, it’s a pity about the pear tree, but I can buy pears. I can’t buy the sight of deer frolicking outside the windows…
I have always imagined that one morning I would wake to find deer in the back garden. What a treat, I can of course imagine that not all gardeners would appreciate them.
They are quite enchanting, really, and after all if I want them to stay away from parts of the garden, there’s always the option of fencing. (Though, really… The deer were there before me, so they do have some claim on the land and I’m inclined to accept them as a charming addition to the garden in winter!)