This photo was taken in 2008. That’s Joey taking a drink from the bird bath.
But wait! Who else has stopped by for a visit to the pond?
A hint: she’s not a garden ornament.
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Good morning, Maggie. This photo is wonderful–love the cat! This is your backyard? Beautiful!
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And a happy good morning to you, Lois! It is our yard. A bit different now. My gardening motto is “have trowel will transplant.”
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We get some of these moving lawn ornaments in our pond too. They are beautiful but they step on or eat my plants!
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Yup. Stepping, eating, and the other end of eating… all over da place! So far we have a peaceful co-existence. But am considering fruit trees. That could make for a challenge.
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I have 2 peach trees and I have gotten 2 peaches in 10 years. Our problem is not the deer but the groundhogs who climb the tree and eat them before they are ripe. Good luck!
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I did not know that about groundhogs! Yikes! Good thing there a no groundhogs in the immediate vicinity!
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This is a great photo especially for the weekly challenge. It does look like an ornament at first glance. Well captured!!
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Thanks, Deb. As I recall, it was my intention to take a photo of either the cat or the deer but did not realize that the second was in the shot. A cool “reveal” upon uploading.
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What are the chances of catching such an unusual photo?! Either animal alone would have made a great picture! Love it … and your garden is lovely too 🙂
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Thanks, Joanne! The garden in in transition (when is it not?) The trees are gone – they were black walnut) and the pond is now a “swamp” garden. The daylilies have filled in quite nicely, as have the hosta.
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What an awesome picture!! My husband and I love it! You have a gorgeous yard! 🙂 Happy weekend!
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Why, thank you! I’m glad you two like it! Have a great weekend yourself. Hope you’re feeling better.
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Thank you! 🙂
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What a wonderful picture! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! I’m glad you think so!
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Great photo!
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😀 Thank ya.
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Maggie, Just love your garden and capturing those two animals in one shot is serendipitous. Beautiful. You are obviously a dedicated gardener. Having written about over use of some words, I’m being caught up with spelling mistakes. xx
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I asked Reiner if he remembered how the shot came to be. He said we saw the deer first and Joey at the drink was the bonus.
As for typos: no worries, Barbara! Editor to the rescue! Plus I inserted a link to your post.
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Wonderful shot, Maggie – simply wonderful ! But … can you explain how come there’s a bloody DEER in the garden ? I mean, do they just wander about, or what ? 😕
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Exactly that, M-R. They just wander in. Only when it’s quiet, though. They have become quite tame. When we go for our walks, they don’t bolt but keep a safe distance (10 meters or so) and watch us intently.
We live on the edge of a ravine, adjacent to several hundred acres of woodland which in turn is next to farmland. That farmland is now designated residential and the animals’ habitat is shrinking toward us. That’s part of the situation.
The other part is that we three neighbours feed the birds which draws them and neighbour north feeds the deer corn.
I’ve been meaning to write a piece called “The Back 40”. Maybe later this summer when my school work is finito.
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How wonderful ! – but how appalling, the shrinkage of habitat. When does it ever stop ? At what point do we acknowledge that we have taken everything the animals have …?
“The Back 40” will be about ALL of it, I know; so I look forward to your having the time for it.
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It is such a touchy subject. I hate to see animals displaced because of poor urban planning and dare I say it? Population growth out of control.
Not to mention the shoddy craftsmanship.
Ugh.
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What a wonderful capture of a non-ornament!! Did she eat any of your beautiful plants in addition to her drink from the pond?! 🙂
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Hi Cindi! Glad you like. That year, no, she did not. But the hostas have been chewed upon other seasons. It depends on how hard the winter/spring.
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