Views of the Neighborhood – A Walk with the Deer

~ John W. Howell

Today we are taking a walk with Twiggy to check out the deer. We are catered by Luties of Austin. Our entertainment is Rufus Thomas

Menu

Yonderway Pork, Pickled Cabbage, Creamer Peas

Delta Blues Rice, Market Fish, Smoked Trout Roe

Green Dish, Carrot.

Royal Red Shrimp, Daikon, Celery

Charcoal Grilled Chicken, Leeks, Hominy

Whole Roasted Black Sea Bass, Choi Sum, Mustard

Texas Beef, Radish, Marrow, Sweet Potato

The deer are waiting for some carrots.

A young buck giving me advice about carrot positioning.

Mama and her kids. This year’s fawn with spots.

Twiggy wonders what is going on.

 

Rather than explain, the deer take a powder.

 

Two bucks wonder what is coming down the street.

Twiggy wonders what those two bucks are doing.

Twiggy tells them to break it up.

Twiggy asks the buck to move along.

The buck gives a sign that he’s not moving.

In fact, he tells Twiggy to move along.

Time to leave the drama and enjoy the food and music.

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I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

107 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – A Walk with the Deer”

  1. I think it is wonderful to have such a close connection to wildlife John, but I suspect that any attempt to establish a colourful garden in the front of the house would be a great attraction… Where we lived on the outskirts of London backed onto a large area of forestation and grass and here was common grazing for cattle. At certain times of year they would visit estates like ours and help themselves to anything growing in the front garden.. quite something to have to move three or four large cows of the driveway to get the car out to go to work.. hugsx

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  6. Nice walk. Apparently Twiggy doesn’t scare off the deer. Doesn’t she bark?

    It’s nice that they stand their ground. Curious… do the deer usually just show up in the morning or do you see them all day? Is there a forest they live in?

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  7. What a wonderful walk! Thank you for sharing this journey, John. It’s rare to see a deer in our area, but there are plenty of pronghorn, and they look like they come from the deer family. 😊

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  20. What a beautiful walk, John! There’s something so peaceful about unexpectedly sharing a quiet moment with deer in the neighborhood. Your photos made me feel as though I was walking right alongside you. Thank you for taking us along! ❤️🦌

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  22. Wow! How exciting for the deer and Twiggy.

    Did she have the best time? Did you feed carrots to the dear deer?

    I wish we had deer here. I saw a skunk in our yard the other day.

    We have raccoons!

    OX OX OX

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  24. That staredown between Twiggy and the young buck was hilarious, John! It seems like the local deer community really knows who runs the neighborhood—or at least who has the carrots! Perfect choice with Rufus Thomas for the walk, too. 🦌🐕🥕

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      1. My deer haiku

        ‘Oh, the white-tail deer,
        Once lived only in the woods,
        Now, they’re everywhere!’

        Or, a different last line…

        ‘Now, we’re close neighbors’

        Or, and I like this one…

        ‘Now, the buck stops here!’

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  34. Did Twiggy try to bark them all the way back to St. Louis? Because it seems her technique was falling on deaf deer ears yesterday. These guys have the run of the neighborhood, they don’t scare so easily. But I’ll give Twiggy this, she’s earnest!

    PS- Great tune for the walk

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  36. Your deer are so close in proximity to you guys, John. It’s really amazing to me they hang out there. I am sure Twiggy must be fascinated with them. I love the fact stand-offs don’t involve barking. That must be hilarious to take in.

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