My family used to wander here,
And always found some food,
But now we’re left with little cheer,
It’s dampened my good mood.
The gate was open wide today,
And I could walk right in,
The luscious shrubs appeared to say,
“Don’t bite me, it’s a sin.”
I tasted one and found it tart,
Went on to try the tree,
I opened up my mouth to start,
When people frightened me.
They took my picture as I ran,
Toward the open gate,
I need to make it, if I can,
I hope I’m not too late.
This buck had come in through the front gate and luckily found the back gate which we had quickly opened for its escape.



July 9, 2026 at 2:24 pm
Oooh, he’s a beautiful buck! ❤️😊 thanks for sharing this!
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July 9, 2026 at 3:06 pm
I thought he looked kind of pretty. (I guess that’s not a manly expression, but it fits for him).
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July 9, 2026 at 3:17 pm
And, tasty too.
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July 9, 2026 at 6:19 pm
Well, I don’t think there’s a lot of meat on this one. Not like there should be.
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July 9, 2026 at 6:26 pm
I guess.
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July 9, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Oh deer, indeed Anneli. Cute poem and great photos. Your grass looks toasty crisp. Still no rain? We had a little shower here this AM, but not much. We have also had deer in the yards nearby, not a usual occurrence. Happy Thursday. Allan
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July 9, 2026 at 3:08 pm
Very dry, but we’re getting used to it. It has been a couple of decades since we had more moderate and variable weather.
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July 9, 2026 at 2:37 pm
Lovely poem and photos, Anneli. Great that you got the gate open for him and he definitely didn’t seem too perturbed since he could see a way out. As Allan remarked, your grass seems really dry. You’re probably getting about as much rain as we are.
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July 9, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Very dry. We had a few drips of rain yesterday, but I think it evaporated as soon as it hit the ground, if not before.
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July 9, 2026 at 3:04 pm
What a beautiful deer. My sis has herds of deer (5-10) that roam her woods. They’re very timid, though.
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July 9, 2026 at 3:07 pm
It’s sad here, that they have nowhere to go around here. It’s land’s end and being developed more and more.
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July 9, 2026 at 4:59 pm
The back of my sis, Tina’s, land is a forest with a stream so the deer have lots of options. She doesn’t allow hunting, but those guys get tricky at times.
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July 9, 2026 at 6:18 pm
So nice to hear that she has this little paradise close by.
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July 9, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Fun backyard adventure Anneli. Delightful deer dashes diagonally downward.
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July 9, 2026 at 6:17 pm
Doubtlessly dragging dandelion delicacies, doggedly dining dutifully.
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July 10, 2026 at 6:26 am
Delightfully dandy doodles don daring doe.
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July 9, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Deviously desiring a doe.
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July 10, 2026 at 1:17 am
Dear Anneli
Deer regularly visit our garden too. For us, they are a nuisance as they like flowers and nibble bark. We have to fence off our ground, which we don’t like, and it’s not so easy because of the old hedges.
Nevertheless, nice pictures.
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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July 10, 2026 at 11:10 am
That’s pretty much how it is here too. We’ve had to fence our yard and we didn’t like to do it, but we wouldn’t be able to grow a single flower or shrub if we didn’t keep the deer out.
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July 10, 2026 at 2:54 am
Das Reh leidet sicher auch unter der Trockenheit und scheinbar gibt es auch bei euch immer weniger Lebensraum für die Tiere, wenn ich das richtig interpretiert habe. Wieder ein wehmütiges Gedicht, liebe Anneli, aber auch schön.
Liebe Grüße,
Martina
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July 10, 2026 at 8:51 am
Thanks, Martina. You’ve got it all correct! There is no place for the deer to go.
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July 10, 2026 at 4:27 am
Nice photos and video of the deer. Nice poem too Anneli. .
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July 10, 2026 at 8:50 am
Thank you, Mags.
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July 10, 2026 at 4:31 am
What a lovely buck. I’m glad he had an escape route.
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July 10, 2026 at 8:50 am
Me too!
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July 10, 2026 at 8:36 am
Wildlife comes to you, we have to go look for it here 😏. A good thing he left your garden alone and had that escape route.
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July 10, 2026 at 8:50 am
Yes, it’s too bad they have so little to eat, living near town as they do.
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July 10, 2026 at 11:23 am
A wonderful poem, and a great glimpse of nature as well. We have not seen much deer in our area so far this year, and I am hopeful it is solely because they’ve found a “sweet spot” to live within. The suburbs have a lot of greenery, water, etc. for them to settle into, and we’d much rather they hang out there than wandering around the roads!
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July 10, 2026 at 12:56 pm
It’s a real dilemma what to do for them when they live between their own world and ours.
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July 10, 2026 at 7:47 pm
He’s a beauty, Anneli. I’m glad he was able to pass through without nibbling on your flowers and trees. I hope you’re having a beautiful summer. Hugs.
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July 10, 2026 at 7:49 pm
Hi Diana! So nice to see you here. I know you’ve been busy, so it’s great to see that you’ve found some time to check in on the blogosphere. I hope things are going well for you. Thanks for visiting here. Take care.
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July 11, 2026 at 8:58 am
I have a weekend with no dad-stuff, and decided I wanted to visit with all my friends. Glad I did!
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July 11, 2026 at 9:55 am
So am I.
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July 11, 2026 at 12:36 pm
What a treat to see that buck! Good thing the back gate was opened for him.
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July 11, 2026 at 2:14 pm
A handsome dude he is. But glad that he “escaped” before eating any of your yummy shrubs! Very cool photos and video!
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July 11, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Thanks, Pam. Today I saw a doe and two fawns next door and I wondered if this buck was their father.
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July 12, 2026 at 11:30 am
Hopefully he taught them to not go through the gate into your lawn!
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July 12, 2026 at 11:47 am
When it’s closed, they can’t. But we have to open it sometimes for guests or for deliveries. It was closed this day though.
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July 12, 2026 at 2:05 pm
Habitat fragmentation is a huge challenge for so many mammals. It is tough for them when they get pushed out by development. I hope you get some rain soon. Very dry here too.
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July 12, 2026 at 2:09 pm
I so agree, Adele. And as for the rain, you must have worked some magic because we had beautiful, soft, gentle rain all day yesterday.
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July 12, 2026 at 2:10 pm
Glad to hear it. If there’s any left over, please send it here!
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July 12, 2026 at 2:12 pm
I certainly would if I could!
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July 13, 2026 at 2:14 pm
Beautiful nature!
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July 13, 2026 at 3:07 pm
It is! Thanks.
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July 13, 2026 at 3:22 pm
No problem! I enjoyed your post!
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July 13, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Thank you.
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July 13, 2026 at 2:44 pm
Wow, walk right in! He’s a beauty. And I had a chuckle at your poem. 😋
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July 13, 2026 at 3:07 pm
Thanks for your visit and nice comment, Debby.
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July 14, 2026 at 7:39 am
😍
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