It’s late afternoon
I’m feeling tired
There’s nice shade a few inches from a less travelled road
The dirt feels soft as I settle in
Mom is grazing on the other side of the bush
It’s nice that I don’t need to be so close to her anymore
I’m driving down a back road – I drive alone
My truck moves slowly while I carefully watch
Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what I’m looking for
It could be a movement, a dark spot, some unusual pattern
In this case, something looked odd at the side of the road
I slow down and stare.
It’s a deer and that makes it decision time.
I want to get closer to get a good shot but not too close to scare it off.
I guess and turn the truck to get a clear shot out of the driver’s window.
Here I am just getting comfy when that noisy black thing keeps moving closer.
My huge ears are all ears.
The thing stops and there is some movement.
It appears it’s not going away.
Better get back to mom.
In three easy steps the deer vanishes from my lens into the bush.
Thanks little guy I murmur.
Sorry to disturb your peaceful rest.
Epilogue
Driving back home down the same road before the snow came, I encounter the little deer and its mom a little further off the road. I tell that story and get Freshly Pressed.
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Beautiful shot and a lovely write up.An old man enjoying what is left of nature in the late evening of life.Thank you dear friend for the pleasure.Ganesh.
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Thank you the kind comment. The pleasure is all mine.
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Great shot.
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Appreciate that.
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Wonderful shot!!!
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Thanks for the comment.
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I love this shot – the narrative is really nice as well. Kudos!
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Thanks so much. It’s nice if it all works together.
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I truly enjoyed this approach, very well done Lyle!
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Thanks Phil. That means a lot coming from you.
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Oh, and I forgot…CONGRATS on the FP!
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And congrats to you as well which is how I found you.
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I love the creative approach, Lyle. What a neat perspective.
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Thanks. It was fun to play around and tell the story from different perspectives.
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Isn’t it nice to be a deer for a moment?
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It was exhilarating to be the deer, especially in contrast to me. I never thot about it quite like that so thanks for making that observation.
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What a sweetheart, and a lovely capture and portrait of this beautiful creature. Love the story… Amazing camouflage, eh?
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I felt a bit silly writing that I didn’t recognize what was beside the road but you’re right, from any sort of distance it blends in very well. Thanks for the nice comments.
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Great pic!
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Thanks so much.
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I love the picture, I love the story. Thanks!
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It was fun to play around with a different story approach. Appreciate the comments.
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Great story and even more beautiful photo! It’s a pity you couldn’t take more 🙂
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I totally agree. It would be so nice to have the luxury of time to take a lot more but I guess a shorter time adds to the satisfaction level. Glad you liked it.
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Beautiful picture and an interesting way to tell the story. The risk was worth it :-).
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Glad you liked it. Every picture has a different story.
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Love the photo with the story!
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Thanks. I was trying to use an approach I hadn’t used before. Always a bit of a risk.
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