I was sitting in my home office writing...I happened to look out the window toward our side yard, and saw that the patriarch of our deer herd was less than ten feet from where I sat. He is the size of a small horse...with a full rack...8 points if you count them all!
I moved slowly to get my camera and set it up by the window. He looked at me...engaged and ready to bolt if sensing danger. He studied me for several moments while I settled my chair to face him more directly. I must have seemed "safe" to him.
I was pleased that he decided to make his bed in my company. I saw his eyes settle into total disinterest, and then they closed...he slept. He was there for about 5 hours as I studied, and prayed and wrote. Words can't describe the flow of awe that coursed through my mind and my heart in his presence....I felt like I was privvy to something intimate. What right did I have to be so near to this creature as he was at rest?
People travel the world seeking extraordinary sights and works of nature -- I can't think of many that would touch me so dearly as this one that occurred in my backyard in Brecksville Ohio.
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