Walking into a Dear

I'm still here, but very few people seem to like to come and vist a blog that is not a myspace blog or facebook- I guess it is the simplicity factor or something. Or- it could be that people are reading, but not leaving comments. Whichever the case, I will keep bloging and perhaps someday, my comment will be of some use to someone.

Yesterday was Memorial Day. My family spent it going hiking at a popular nearby park. As we walked back to our car, we came around a corner and almost ran straight into a dear! I think we were both surprised (us and the dear- a huge, beautiful Doe), and we stood perfectly still while I snapped as many pictures as I could get. The dear looked at us curiously, bent down to eat some grass, and then after about 20 seconds, it finally jumped off into the woods. It was a rare moment when we all held our breath at the same time.

Many times we have been near wild animals that have been raised in captivity- such as in parks or zoos. In these surroundings, it is not unusually to be near animals such as a dear. However, this was in the real wild- in the woods- while hiking. It was a true nature adventure!