tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post2452854339763071671..comments2024-03-26T14:43:07.601-07:00Comments on Eggs in my pocket, A Needle In My Hand: For the past week, I have had a visitor..............Eggs In My Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17229803318817119532noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-17013647469603707462010-11-11T07:41:16.945-08:002010-11-11T07:41:16.945-08:00He's beautiful, Kathleen! We've had a momm...He's beautiful, Kathleen! We've had a momma doe and her two babies hanging around here for months now... the babies have literally grown up right before my eyes.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-20648545277818212592010-11-11T05:49:48.363-08:002010-11-11T05:49:48.363-08:00Your footprint looked like a deer, a pretty good s...Your footprint looked like a deer, a pretty good sized one too. We have wildlife - deer, coyotes, bear, eagles, red foxes, raccoons, possums, bob cats and soon to have elk.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-58168177871892150632010-11-08T20:54:44.919-08:002010-11-08T20:54:44.919-08:00I love deer - but they are so destructive! A few ...I love deer - but they are so destructive! A few years ago, a deer and her baby ate our whole crop of tomatoes!!! That was the same year the rabbits ate our little domestic blueberry plants right down to the ground!Connihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228851212006344171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-67638798989550898792010-11-08T07:45:54.220-08:002010-11-08T07:45:54.220-08:00It's fun to have wildlife visit, but when they...It's fun to have wildlife visit, but when they snack on your favorite plants or your furry animals then....it's time for them to leave.<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-74375303732248966062010-11-07T16:13:29.489-08:002010-11-07T16:13:29.489-08:00Hello Kathleen, I did see him.Hope he stays around...Hello Kathleen, I did see him.Hope he stays around for a closer photo for you. We had a visitor last night. We bought some new chickens yesterday and put them safely away in the yard. It was either a fox or a dog scratching trying to get them. They are safe.Thankfully.<br />Happy days.<br />Bev.xoxoBev Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779873950474515819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-62256304942310911682010-11-07T10:03:12.569-08:002010-11-07T10:03:12.569-08:00We live on a busy street but a couple of times we...We live on a busy street but a couple of times we have had deer in our garden. Creation gives us such sweet treats.Jody Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822023313529125586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-39446279214822418672010-11-07T05:55:56.372-08:002010-11-07T05:55:56.372-08:00Hi Kathleen. It does look like a big buck. We have...Hi Kathleen. It does look like a big buck. We have javalina and coyotes and I could do without the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-34872849645634149322010-11-07T05:51:01.797-08:002010-11-07T05:51:01.797-08:00we have many deer around our place (of course we a...we have many deer around our place (of course we are back in North Central Texas in oak treed acreage) so I recognized the track - I appreciate the gracefulness of deer, the feistiness of pesky squirrels and the myriad of types of birds which show up at our troughs to get a little water. we have nighttime visitors - raccoon, possums, dreaded armadillo(they destroy the yard and sprinklers)and even had cougar tracks once!LindaSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684545110832413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-21162917485748749612010-11-06T21:03:17.731-07:002010-11-06T21:03:17.731-07:00Oh girl, I couldn't see anything either, and b...Oh girl, I couldn't see anything either, and believe me I tried. I love your pictures. I hope you don't mind me copying one to put in my folder of pictures. I labeled it Kathleen's Farm. You are good with that camera, and even better with your needle work. How are you? I trust you and the family are doing welll.<br />Blessings and Love. Grammy/dorisGrammyof13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13868854438081491392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-35481885227979233802010-11-06T20:39:20.091-07:002010-11-06T20:39:20.091-07:00I see lots of footprints like that! I have seen d...I see lots of footprints like that! I have seen deer here and there. It's hunting season and the dogs are running them around here.Nancy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00890420576437109817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-66132719506524209062010-11-06T20:29:30.237-07:002010-11-06T20:29:30.237-07:00Hi Kathleen - I was gonna say a buck, too. Couldn&...Hi Kathleen - I was gonna say a buck, too. Couldn't make him out very well from the picture. Good shot! He was almost invisible.<br /><br />We have occasional deer, armadillos, skunks, coons AND coyotes. AND gophers, of course! Oh, and we've had wild hogs around, too. They really tear up stuff!<br /><br />Hope things are going well in your neck of the woods!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741431727993692456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-74313013051753946492010-11-06T19:22:27.098-07:002010-11-06T19:22:27.098-07:00My first thought was a wild turkey....do you ever ...My first thought was a wild turkey....do you ever see them? I live in the suburbs and a couple of years ago I was surprised by seeing a pheasant in our backyard. Tried to see the deer but just couldn't...darn....enjoy the weekend, hugs, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673560576912863177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-37231753576213957072010-11-06T19:20:33.661-07:002010-11-06T19:20:33.661-07:00I couldn't see it...but is it a deer? I have ...I couldn't see it...but is it a deer? I have had no wild creatures around. Birds and a bat... we never see the bat...just what it leaves behind (o:grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243983087703581624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-2658654271475965522010-11-06T16:07:01.989-07:002010-11-06T16:07:01.989-07:00We see deer occasionally and wild turkeys. I'...We see deer occasionally and wild turkeys. I've never gotten a photo of the turkey though. Hope you are enjoying the weekend Kathleen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-41983743399652421682010-11-06T13:56:48.441-07:002010-11-06T13:56:48.441-07:00How neat that he comes to visit there, Kathleen. ...How neat that he comes to visit there, Kathleen. It does seem odd that he is alone. About the only visitors we see around here are squirrels, birds, and bunnies. I hope you enjoy your weekend. :-)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-19167478307239022652010-11-06T13:45:44.693-07:002010-11-06T13:45:44.693-07:00it's dear here too.it's dear here too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-31992465942573545582010-11-06T12:54:05.573-07:002010-11-06T12:54:05.573-07:00Was hard to make it out on the photo! Maybe you&#...Was hard to make it out on the photo! Maybe you'll be able to get a closer picture. We have coyotes-we hear them howling and yipping especially when a train is coming up the mountain. We've seen a racoon a few times, once with a couple of young'uns. And the occasional bear. Have seen a few deer in yrs past. Lots of squirrels. <br />Blessings<br />Patty H.Patty H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04522354325848586369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-59842437010947521982010-11-06T12:48:06.708-07:002010-11-06T12:48:06.708-07:00Oh, what fun, Kathleen! About the only wild visit...Oh, what fun, Kathleen! About the only wild visitors we get are birds and squirrels, and I guess that's a good thing here in the city. LOL!!Elaine/Muddling Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542943000832182111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755931701182556976.post-71281737946052097652010-11-06T11:11:51.988-07:002010-11-06T11:11:51.988-07:00Hi Kathleen, even with the zoom I couldn't mak...Hi Kathleen, even with the zoom I couldn't make out the figure, but I think the foot print looks like a big buck :o) I have smaller ones visible in my garden..they don't touch the winter crop (all bitter greens) but they nibble the heck out of my spring and summer stuff.<br />GinnyGingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.com