Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Wordful Wednesday: Oh Deer!

Wordful Wednesday is hosted by Seven Clown Circus.

This past weekend, we took a break from Fort Smith to head to Possum Kingdom Lake with friends. We started to see quite a few deer as the sun went down, and Mark mentioned that they would come closer if I threw some corn out. So, I did, and the next several pictures show you what happened next.

OMG, it's eating out of my hand!! (I couldn't fix the red eyes on this one. Please resist the urge to draw horns on me.)

Tony got in on the action for a few minutes. I think he was resisting the urge to wrestle the deer to the ground.

Here come some more...

They ate out of my hand like this for a long time. Their little noses are so soft. I loved it!

I had just told this one that he needed to lay off and let someone else have a turn. He wasn't amused.

At this point, there were 15 or so in my little area. There were several more approaching on the other side of the fence.

The next day, these ladies were feeding on a brush pile in front of the house.


And, look what was hiding in between our fence and the neighbors...


A baby deer!! This little thing was almost as cute as a puppy. Sorry baby deer, nothing beats puppies in my book. It let me get pretty close before it hightailed it for its mama.

I found it with its mama a little later. Reunited and it feels so good...

I hope you enjoyed!

24 comments:

Ashley said...

Wow! That is awesomm! I can't believe they came up and ate out of your hand. And that baby deer is awfully cute!

BTW, I found your blog through Iva and I am really enjoying it! I may have to start posting Mutt Wednesdays since I also have two dogs and love taking their picture :-)

Ashley said...

Oops...Mutt Mondays I meant to say.

Amanda Fouts said...

awwwwwww I love those Deer Pics!!!!! That is so cool that they ate out of your hand like that!! But, you're right...nothing beats puppy dogs!

beckylbranch said...

Awe! That is so cool that they came right up next to you like that, I always thought deer were really shy! Sweet photos!

Rachel said...

Amazing!! That beats any dear pic's I've seen before!!

Amy Lynn said...

Oh my goodness, how cute!!!!!! We have little mini deer down in the Keys (no really, they are mini. They are native to the keys, and called Key Deer) that will do that too, it's awesome! They are no where near as beautiful as those though!

Mel said...

So cute...and what gorgeous scenery!

A New England Girl said...

Wow... I have never seen something quite like that! It must have been an amazing experience. And how cute are they all? Aww, I want to take one home... for a little bit. Haha. I'm with you though that, although the fawn is cute, nothing beats puppies.

Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos with us! :)

The Rest is Still Unwritten said...

Uh-mazing! That has to be one of the coolest experiences ever!!

Lindsey said...

So cool! That is amazing that you were able to get that many deer to come right up to you!

Ashley said...

Oh my gosh! I can't believe how comfortable those deer were around you! How cool is that?

I've also left an award for you over on my blog!

Jessica said...

That's so neat! I've never seen that happen.

Happiness Is... said...

SO CUTE! That is way cool!

And thank you for the blog award. :)

Iva Messy said...

omgomgomgomgomgomgomg!!! OMG!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!! and let me just say, CLEARLY you are such an amazing soul .....because animals know everything! so.....if a wild deer actually ATE out of your hand...well you must be EVEN MORE sweet then you appear on here! <3

Iva Messy said...

oh yeah..sorry... YES I enjoyed that so so so so so so much!!

Danielle Moss said...

They are SOOOOO cute!

Chelsea Lietz said...

Very cute. I've been to that lake!

Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? said...

Oh, those are so cute. Especially the baby.


It's been a while, but I've had a deer eat out of my hands, too!

Lindsey said...

WOW! Amazing photos!!!

yours truly... said...

AAAAHHH!!! I love PK!! But I have never seen that many deer!! How cool is this!?!?

Anonymous said...

New reader of your blog. and love those deer. We live next to a field and always see them playing but never can get close enough! So cool!!

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

That is awesome. They're so pretty!

Jules said...

Oh, I'm so glad I found your blog! This is the sweetest post. I cannot believe that they were eating out of your hands...too cute!

Summer Athena said...

i did enjoy! thank you for this. absolutely breathtaking!

so glad you like me MORE! hah! i was thinking i want another one too! husband says no. i want a saying that i love somewhere on my body...hmmm.

do it!

xo