Last week we were blessed with seeing several different kinds of wildlife in our yard. First there were raccoons looking for some food. This is the first time we’ve seen them this winter. Then we watched a marten running all over the back yard. It was amazing how fast they can move. I was able to get a couple of fuzzy pictures, but he never stayed still long enough to get a good picture this time. When he decides to move, he’s like a bullet going across the yard and up the gully. We also saw some crows … a sure sign of spring coming.
Finally, we saw a couple of young deer coming down the gully and then up onto the hill behind the house. They stopped at one point, and I was able to get some pictures through the window. They aren’t very afraid of us as long as we stay in the house, and they actually looked like they were posing for me. I think it’s only fair to have them stop for a photo when they eat our cedar trees in the winter, and the hosta plants in the summer.
The deer are beautiful to look at, even when they can be a nuisance. We enjoy watching them, and seeing their footprints (hoofprints?) in the bush when we go for walks.
But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
Job 12:7-9