Oh My Deer

It seems like everywhere I turn, I am surrounded by... DEER. 

This year's babies are big enough, old enough, and brave enough to venture out daily. Side by side they scour for food with their momma's preparing for winter. Small herds of momma and baby deer line our drive in to town each morning. 

The kids and I are starting to see several big and bold bucks wandering about. 

Just the other day we saw a pair of strong, young bucks dukeing it out over three pretty does. Is it doe plural or does? Cause that looks like the word does as in, "Does she look pretty?" I am confused... For this specific purpose, does means more than one female deer. 

Maybe it is just doe... Deer is both singular and plural. 

Why does the English language have to be so difficult? 

I have digressed...

Right there along side of the road these two bucks were vying for the ladies. Paying no regard for the road and early morning commuters. It was quite the sight watching them lock antlers. Obviously I was rubber necking... 

We see several big bucks that have already staked their claims with a small herds of ladies - I think I'm going to stick with ladies. Watching vigilantly as their prospects graze.

We are also on week two of Bambi in the car. My Brown Eyed Girl has a new favorite movie. She has begun reciting the movie word for word. I beg her daily for a new selection with no such luck in sight.

 

And lastly, Handy Man left yesterday for Utah. He won an out of state deer tag this year. It's kind of like winning the lottery for guys - except you don't win money in hunting. You spend money. You spend ridiculously more money to travel to another state to hunt the exact same kind of animal that we pass every day on our way to work/daycare/the grocery store. 

Handy Man assures me that these deer are different. They are "trophy" deer. 

I am still a bit confused. 

It's still a deer - right?!?

What makes them that much better/bigger/cooler in Utah?

And I know when he gets back this weekend... he will be making a trip to the taxidermist.With his "trophy"deer he could only get in Utah.

What ever you say Dear.

Did I mention We might need to buy more hay for next spring?