Stick with me, because these pretty leaves weren't the only things I spotted on my walk...
The rose bush had one more bloom on it, which temporarily distracted me from the danger that lurked twenty feet away. Don't scroll down if you've got a weak stomach.
Oh, deer! Sorry about the blurry picture, but I was shaking with fright. Look at the way they glare at me. It's as if they know I put vegetables on my kids' plates.
These bullies are on their way to my yard, where they will chow down on rhododendron before they barge into my house and steal the remote.
In my haste to beat them to my house, I nearly stepped on this:
Ick!
I screamed like a little girl and sprinted (okay, more like lumbered) home. Not wanting to upset the kids, I locked myself in my room before I indulged in some wracking sobs. Actually, I was only able to sob once (it was more like a hiccup) before I heard "MOM? I'm hungry."
I swear, if someone installed a vending machine in my house, they'd make a fortune.
For love or funny, parenting doesn't give you much time to feel sorry for yourself.
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Your deer watch tv.. cool. Better hide the Bambi dvd.
Oh deer, indeed! My husband and I work on a university that also doubles as a wildlife preserve... there's an overabundance of the gangly things walking around. Occasionally one will jump through a window into a university building and wreak havoc.
Beautiful shots!!!
Vending Machine? Genius idea!
The leaves and the roses are a beautiful contrast. Where do you live? What a stunning walk. (honestly, I never knew deer were scary. And they come right in our yard in the winter looking for food and then eat my shrubs.)
Often when we try to correct a problem we create others. Dying the pup neon pink has made her easier for you to find but now the deer just have to stop and stare(Huh,whats that?). I thought everyone knew snakes are attracted to neon pink. Give the kids a choice cook for themselves or try and wash the dye out of pups coat. Vending machine a good idea except Mom would have to do all the stocking.
We're overrun with deer, too. They need to eat, but they don't seem to eat the stuff we need trimmed back, just the expensive stuff we break our backs planting. From now on, I'm just going to go out there and feed 'em $20 bills. It's no more expensive, and saves me the blisters and sore muscles.
There are still roses blooming somewhere in the world?? Obviously over the rainbow, where the deer watch TV...
I would have had a heartattack. I can't stand snakes! Love the vending machine idea.
LOL I am so sorry your good cry was interrupted before it even got a chance to take off. Shoot.
It's nice you didn't get bitten by the snake or attacked by the deer though. I attribute it to your agility and speed of both mind and body.
I murdered just such a beastly creature in my own driveway yesterday! No, not the cute, little, glaring, vegetable hording, remote stealers. The slithering serpent that nearly ate off your legs!
It was only about 6 inches long, but my philosophy is: All snakes are snakes.
I do not have time to whip out the Britannica to figure out if you are going to keep my yard free of rats and bid me good will, or if you plan on eating my 1 year old.
Therefore, a snake lost its life to a garden hoe yesterday. There were three witnesses who agreed to testify that it showed its fangs and threatened their mother.
Hilarious post by the way!
Those leaves look like their veins are glowing! and double "ick" on the snake!
AHAHHAHHAHAHA! Oh man...this post was gold. Loved it!
Loving this post too! I would have left my kids to fend for themselves if I saw a snake. Nah, I would have just screamed really loud and freaked them out. I hate snakes!
Yeah but the deer rock!
LOL, the deer are just friendly little things!
I loved the leaves and rose picture and laughed about you and the snake...
I don't like how they "surprise" me either and I, too squeal like a girl...
right before I pull out my camera and take a macro of it, that is.
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