Appreciating the little things

Yesterday, whilst visiting friends who are lucky enough to live on Dartmoor, we were following her to her local farm shop when a beautiful little deer popped out of the hedgerow.  Can you see her in front of the car?  She bounced from left to right in front of us, just like bambi, for a couple of minutes and then disappeared back through the hedge on to a field.  It was truly a magical moment.

These friends have been kind enough to adopt our hens, as recently Woody, who is a working cocker spaniel, has decided he would quite like to eat them.   I can't really blame Woody as it is what he is trained to do, retrieve birds and such like from a shoot, so watching my girls cluck around our garden was torture for him.  So, instead of dancing with death in our garden every day, they have packed their bags and travelled to pastures new.  I miss them already, but I know they will have a grand old time in their new abode.

Farewell my feathered friends.  You will be greatly missed.

Comments

[Daisy Steiner]

How lovely to spend the day in country and spy such gorgeous animals. Great action shot of the deer by the way.
Sorry that you have to say goodbye to your flappy friends, but at least Woody won't have them for a midnight feast now!

[pam q]

Quite often when I walk in the summer evenings here in the Black Hills of South Dakota, I will come across deer & I so enjoy it! Your wonderful picture makes me anxious for the months ahead.... & then later in the summer the fawns appear! Even better! Your world is so green right now... Tonite mine is white. Again. Eventually spring will come......

[prettyshabby]

aww that's a shame about your hens, I'm sure they'll be just as happy though..but better safe than sorry..we had a sheepdog who decided he fancied a chicken supper! oh no! beautiful photos..and that cake in the post above looks just yummy!!

[periwinkle]

Wow, that must have been amazing seeing the deer, looking at the pictures I'm sure your hens will be very happy
Lisa x