"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Friday, October 29, 2021

SOMETIMES I FAIL TO SEE THE OBVIOUS

 


I was looking for something, anything really, to photograph. But, try as I may, this section of forest seemed to be devoid of wildlife. As the sun climbed higher, it illuminated the forest floor differently with each passing minute. Suddenly I noticed an antler that I had not seen before...


Archery and muzzle loading hunting season for deer is open and my first thought was that a hunter had shot a buck and failed to recover it. Then the antler moved...


The light was playing tricks on my eyes, but I came to the realization that a buck was bedded down about sixty yards away...



After a while the buck stood and stretched...



                                                                                 After taking a few steps he laid back down...



I watched him a while longer and marveled at the way that he blended in with his surroundings...


When I left he was still there; chewing his cud and indifferent to the world going past.

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  1. Country LadyOctober 29, 2021 at 5:50 PM

    A special few minutes in time that was almost missed. Lucky you.

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