deer crossing

 

Sometimes the photograph is in your own backyard.

pet deer

 

Deer are not a common sight around here -- although they have been more frequently seen in recent years as the drought brings them from the rough country.  So it was surprising to catch a glimpse of this deer as I sped along FM 1729 and had to make the "photo op U-turn."  Turned out to be a "pet deer" at Harmon Farms in Idalou. She watches the world go by, wearing her straw hat.  Just another example of "farm art."

 

Harmon Farms

Idalou, Texas

some of my deer friends

Cimarron Canyon, New Mexico

deer hunting

Actually Pop and I were hunting for the Lakeview Cemetery when we came across this buck. In the past, our part of the plains has not been a deer habitat but the drought and scarcity of feed and water have brought more wildlife to the south plains. Or maybe the deer know that Lubbock and Hale counties don't have a deer hunting season.

Hale County, Texas
1.1.2012