As I basically stumbled around the kitchen, preparing my coffee in the early morning glow of a new day beginning, a significant flash of white in the corner of my vision caught my attention. It came from a small little meadow of sorts that is in front of our house. Four deer were waking up to an early Spring morning, just as I was, and stretching. Now I’ve watched deer quite a bit over the years, but had never seen this particular behavior, to which I could easily relate, as I did my own stretching along with them. The white of the underside of their tails was so visible because as they extended their front legs in a stiff sort of bow to the ground, their tails remained high in the air for what seemed like a very long time, even though it was only measured in seconds, i’m sure. They could also see my presence in the half lit kitchen, and were observing my movement at the same time as I did theirs. A nice start to the day.
