Day Lilies and Deer
There was a visitor to our neighbor’s front yard the other
day. A deer was enjoying the daylilies that greeted visitors to their front
entrance. It was munching away peacefully and only looked up occasionally to
check out its surroundings.
This wasn’t the first deer that has visited our street. We
occasionally see one behind our house enjoying the flowers that pop up each spring.
Sometimes there will be several deer walking from backyard to backyard,
snacking on the plantings along the way. I think they come from a township
set-aside nature path about half a mile away.
Wild animals seem to be getting more used to people around
here. Years ago the deer would spring off if they saw a person anywhere nearby
but now they just watch to see if there is any danger and then continue eating.
I do qi gong exercises out back and have noticed a rabbit watching while it
munches but it doesn’t dart away.
We chatted with our neighbor as we watched the deer enjoying
its treat and when it darted off, we felt we had experienced something special.
It’s nice to know that we can coexist peacefully with other beings. I hope we
can remember that it is also possible to interact peacefully, to respect and
value each other, and to remind ourselves that we all share this incredible
earth.
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We absolutely love watching the deer stroll through our backyard and don't mind when they use our hostas as a salad bar. I must admit, however, that I was very sad the day I found they had eaten all my Asiatic lilies. I guess it's a trade off we'll learn to live with.
ReplyDeleteI think they love hostas, too. We have several bitten plants, sometimes down to the leaf stems.
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