"The Buck Stops Here"

Yep! Harry Truman said that. Little did he know how true it became last evening when I was alerted by a neighbor that I needed to grab my camera and go out on the porch to take pictures. He was mowing grass just down the road when he spotted something in the lake. Neither he nor I have ever seen this before and I did my best to not shake when shooting with some zoom. So here are my results! If you look at all of the different backgrounds you can see that he was all over the lake, deciding where to come ashore. 

I waited and waited for him to appear but as soon as I turned off the camera - he did! He crossed the road and went up into the woodland, moving slowly. Seeing this beautiful and exhausted creature finally safe, was a heart-warming sight.  

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Early Stroll

It was 8am when I looked out and saw these two teens walking in the rain down the muddy road in front of the cabin. They looked a bit confused or lost while munching on green grass. Folks - it is December 2 and there should be snow!

These two young doe and their mother passed by the other morning at a high speed gallop down the road in front and another recent morning I looked out through the bathroom window and watched the three wandering on the bank behind the cabin. I called the Mister in to see and he spotted a small buck trailing behind. 

Yes, hunting season has begun. Buck season goes on for two weeks and doe season starts next Saturday. Venison meat meals fed our family well in the years past and we understand the reason for this season. No, it is not to hang big antlers on the wall. It really is to feed the family, especially here in our area. 

The photos are of the two but I see no differences in size or weight so I think they are last year twins and their mother is probably with a boyfriend.  About a week ago I saw a buck in the field beside our road which I truly thought was a longhorn steer. It really took me a few seconds to realize it was a buck. He was HUGE! His horns were shaped out and up just like a steer. 

Photos taken through cabin front windows.

Photos taken through cabin side window (2 panes and screen)

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