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| www.naturelovesappreciation.blogspot.com Deer tracks |
Not a
creature was stirring not even a mouse! Or so we thought.
The dogs had been restless all night. I let them out at 2:22 and 4:44 am. It was the coldest night of December. The door would stick and I pulled hard on the frozen door to get out. The dogs charged off the back porch and out to the back fence like a team of
horses. Kollie was barking ferociously towards
the llamas. I dressed
into my warm layers of clothing, slipped my feet into my boots, and grabbed a
big flash light.
The door was stuck and I gave a hard quick pull....Whoosh * As it opened the vapors of the cold outside air and warm of the house enveloped me. I carefully made my way
down the stairs, grabbing onto the cedar post to my left, and stepped upon the snowy lawn. How beautiful it was out there, the black sky, bright stars, and golden sliver of crescent moon hung above the mountains.
The
llamas were standing outside the shelter, their eyes gleaming in the dark which reminded me of unicorns. They were woken up by “something” roaming about in the dark. Whatever was there was gone so we all went back inside the warm house and got into bed.
My husband and I spoke about the possibility of deer returning to our farm. We had not seen many lately and love them so much a desire
passed through our hearts.
In the light of the morning we saw a magical scene of deer tracks everywhere, even on the the coldest of winter’s nights, they surrounded us coming to the call of our hearts.
See the lovely
tracks they make? Do you know what causes that delicate long streak in their
tracks? Here is a closer view.
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| Deer Tracks in the snow. |
Snow is so wonderful for seeing who has
visited our farm in the wee hours of the night and dawn. Every night before I
drift off to sleep I lay in my bed at night imaging the vast Utah wilderness around
us and all the animals moving about under the moon.
Thank you dear friends for sharing this story with me. I hope you enjoyed it.
With Love, Deborah Moon Moen of Nature Loves Apreciation
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There is a precious video of a Christmas feast at Wildwood a wild Park and Zoo on facebook. Here is the link to this video https://www.facebook.com/wildwoodzoo/videos/10154966015312868/
Here is a video on Utah showing deer eating with a family outdoors.
https://youtu.be/6hAekgYmnMo
