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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Our Garden Critters Visiting before Sunset

 Photos from May, with Pieter's iPhone... was nearest to grab!
What a SWEET view from our kitchen bay window!
A doe visiting us, looking for some food...
We were so delighted!

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  1. Victor S E MoubarakDecember 15, 2021 at 4:56 AM

    What a wonderful visitor. Beautiful photos, thanx.

    God bless.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 5:54 AM

      Dearest Victor,
      It sure was a wonderful visitor!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. KeaDecember 15, 2021 at 5:57 AM

    Awww, what a sweet visitor. ♥ I always think of visiting wildlife as gifts, a blessing for the day. Once in a while you'll see deer in town, of course, perhaps confused (we do have two conservation areas in the city), but I've never seen deer in our immediate neighbourhood. Before all the construction of the the overpass above the train tracks near me, you'd occasionally spy a deer if your timing was right. Of course coyotes and foxes, they do abound.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 6:54 AM

      Dearest Kim,
      This is like the icing on the cake. We've seen a red fox with baby in the moonlight, near our pond. Raccoons, possums and lots of birds. Turtles, even the nasty snapping turtle... I've rescued numerous lizards that our kitties love to catch.
      Compared to The Netherlands, we live in Paradise, that is for sure.
      You however have shown lovely photos of your paradise over the years.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. OLga December 15, 2021 at 7:25 AM

    Un visitatore insolito!Foto bellissime.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 8:00 AM

      Cara Olga,
      Grazie ma no così insolito per la nostra zona. . .
      Abbracci,
      Mariette

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  4. Anne Hagman-NiilolaDecember 15, 2021 at 7:52 AM

    Wonderful guest!

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  5. ParnassusDecember 15, 2021 at 9:48 AM

    Hello Mariette, The deer was probably looking for the tender shoots of all that Smilax that Pieter rooted out. But as you are the perfect hosts, I sure it didn't go away hungry.
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 10:51 AM

      Dearest Jim,
      Probably it was grabbing acorns and grasses as Pieter did not root out Smilax in that spot.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Martha Jane OrlandoDecember 15, 2021 at 11:01 AM

    Lovely! We get deer all the time in our yard.
    Blessings, Mariette!

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  7. HelenDecember 15, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    Greetings! Anyone who knows me knows I have had a life-long love / fascination for deer. We have so many in Bend Oregon, we have to be cautious driving on the back roads.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 1:27 PM

      Dearest Helen,
      We both have that same love and fascination for deer!
      Each trip to Atlanta, we see several deer alongside the Interstate being hit...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. Neuer GartentraumDecember 15, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    Hallo Marietta,
    solch einen Besuch kann man nur gern haben. Wunderschöne Bilder sind dabei entstanden.
    Gruß Anette

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 3:14 PM

      Liebe Anette,
      Ja, wir haben sie gern und hoffen sie bleiben in der Nähe.
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  9. VENTANA DE FOTODecember 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM

    Buenos vecinos, tienes a tu alrededor. Ellos gozan de vuestra hospitalidad.

    Besos

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 15, 2021 at 3:15 PM

      Querida Antónia,
      ¡Y ciertamente disfrutamos de su compañía!
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  10. MaryDecember 16, 2021 at 9:25 AM

    They are beautiful animals and we love to see them in the garden despite their munching on plants. . . . .. and siphoning off the birdseed from the feeders sometimes!
    Have you noticed all the 'other deer' in yards lately - white ones, woven twig ones, some even decorated in lights and glowing brightly, LOL!!!!!!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 16, 2021 at 10:34 AM

      Dearest Mary,
      They sure are beautiful and we don't mind them munching through our garden.
      We don't care for the 'other deer'... not our taste.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. BetsyDecember 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM

    Pretty doe, I saw a couple playing like puppies recently in the woods. I do have two fake ones rather small with little twinkle lights at the sidewalk.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 16, 2021 at 11:11 AM

      Dearest Betsy,
      Yes, she was pretty and so elegant.
      You no doubt have them in the woods in Virginia.
      The two fake ones you got is more for the grand girls and that is understandable!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  12. Coisas de FeltroDecember 21, 2021 at 4:22 AM

    How beautiful!. I like deer so much. In Portugal there are also in some regions but they are wilder, they don't get close to people.
    xoxo
    Coisas de Feltro

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 21, 2021 at 7:46 AM

      Dearest Christina,
      This was a view like a dream! Here the deer come very close to the homes because there is far more open space and woods.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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