momma, baby and my lily

This isn't a great picture because I was sitting on the top deck and I had to zoom in with my phone, but what a fun capture none the less.

We saw a mommy deer and her baby walking in the alley way behind our house.  There is a small creek bed that flows down to the lake and the deer love to graze on who knows what along the way.  Lily spotted the baby standing alone and she was just as tall as it.  It was so sweet and the mom wandered off and Lily decided to stand still and have a stare off with the fawn.

The momma must have smelled the quiet Lily and she came back stomping.  She was not a happy momma, but Lily never moved.  She was just watching the baby and really I think she wanted to play.  Lily is just so sweet.  She wants a new friend! 

Finally the momma got to her baby and turned it around and off they went down the creek bed.  Most people in the neighborhood complain about the deer.  Heck, the are almost tame and they eat everything you plant, but I'm personally enjoying them.  The haven't jumped our fence yet, and they are just so fun to watch.  It's not rare to see them standing in the middle of the road, or up near a front door step eating whatever they can.  I joke that it's wild kingdom in our area!  

snappy ... our turtle for a day

Lily was pawing in the back corner of our yard yesterday before I picked the kids up from school.  She wouldn't come inside, so I wanted out to see her playing with a turtle.  Just Monday evening Layla mentione she'd love to have a turtle of her own, so I knew I had to catch this creature!

I scooped it up with a tupperware and  when the kids got home from school we created a habitat for what they called 'Snappy.'

Snappy is gigantic and we had hopes of keeping him/her, but dang what a boring life for a wild turtle.  We decided to let it go the next day.  It sure was a fun day having a turtle though.  The kids googled how to make a habitat.  They found out what turtles eat, and that they have to have an inch or so of water to potty in.  Anyway, how fun huh?!?  We're loving our wild kingdom backyard.  First birds and now a turtle.  I'm sure the turtle was making it's way down the creek bed to the lake.

Good bye Snappy, maybe we'll see you again soon!

Oh dear, a deer!

I know this is an awful picture and you can barely see the deer in between the tree branches, but I was too slow!  We have so many deer right now.  I had to take this picture through the screen in the kitchen window.  If I go outside the deer will run away and usually the dogs will scare them.  I have counted at least 7 deer at a time sneaking into our yard, I'm assuming to eat the walnuts.  We have so many stinkin' walnuts it's insane. 

Our kids get to see wildlife every single day.  They love watching the squirrels play and even chipmunks sometimes make an appearance.  We are loving and enjoying nature this fall!

Look it's Bambi!

I love that we often see wildlife from our back porch!  The kids love it too.  Lily was just sitting out back watching them eat.  I'm shocked she wasn't barking at them.  I just know Daisy would have had a barking fit if she saw the deer, so we made her stay inside.


[This is not the best picture, but it is the best I could do on short notice.  I had to hurry because as the can see they were about to run away.]


I wish you could cleary see the male deer dining with all these ladies.  He had a nice set of antlers growing.  It was a small set, but I'm sure it will get much larger.

There is never a dull moment around here and we wouldn't have it any other way.