I have a new car. The old one was totaled by a white tailed deer. It was an eye opening experience in which a lot of profound things happened. Maybe i will tell that story one day but for now its still unfolding and its not just my story to tell. But the gist of …
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Oashni
This fawn is a very well behaved one. She or he does whatever its mother says. It is the appropriate amount of timid and it is a good hider. Things between myself, the dogs, Oashni, and Sula went off the rails right from the morning of day 2. Sula appears to be at her most …
Sula’s Surprise
Sula is a white tailed doe that has given birth on my property 4 out of the 5 years ive lived here. Her favorite birthing spot is here in the location of the photograph under a cedar tree but the last time she did give birth under a cedar in the orchard. Every year she …
Deer Whistles
One of the patients’ husbands handed out deer whistles for our cars to all the staff at work. He is so kind. He bought them at walmart and handed them out to the nurses, nurses aids, and therapists. He said after reaching 35 mph they would make a whistling noise that would cause deer to …
Sula’s Supper
I didn’t have Sula in mind when i emptied last week’s shavings from the pullet enclosure in the house and filled it with fresh ones. However, if there is a morsel of food somewhere, she finds it. She has been eating the discarded chicken scratch that the crazy birds kick out of the enclosure for …
Sula
There was no evidence of deer in the yard for 3 or 4 days, despite me leaving watermelon rind and the chicken scratch being everywhere the chickens flung it. There was no poop, no tracks, and no indentations in the dirt where they slept at night. Sula and her youngest daughter “Little One” were gone. …
Thud
I was outside breaking down the chicken tractor and bringing in the pullets and dogs for the night. I had just picked up the first chicken when i heard a thud and a silver sedan screeched to a halt on the road right in front of my property. It was up near the orchard and …
Little One
This is “Little One”. She is a very young doe. She spends most of her day on the property. At night her mom comes back to sleep next to her but she doesnt take her with the rest of the deer during the day. Instead, she hangs out here and spends her day antagonizing the …
The Addition of Deer Meat
I have been a pescatarian for a long time…mostly by necessity rather than choice. Meat and poultry were removed from my diet in childhood. In college i tried to put chicken back into my routine tiny piece by tiny piece and believe me when i say it did not work. If you eat a protein, …
Another Day on the Homestead
A fairly healthy buck left me a dump in the shape of a heart. 🙂