white tail deer with new fawn

 

 

Today , our 16th anniversary, I woke at 6am, looked out the window and saw fog in the wetlands. I quickly dressed, grabbed both cameras and took off for the wetlands. It was like a magical world, covered in spider webs that looked thousands of lace doilies. A slight breeze made them look like they were swaying in the wind. I looked straight ahead on the boardwalk and there in the fog was the beautiful doe that I had seen the night before and as I had suspected she had a tiny fawn with her. We watched each other for about 10 min. She had no way of knowing that I would never hurt her baby. The birds were singing their morning tunes and the Pilated Woodpecker screeched overhead

as he flew over me in the fog covered skies. A sparrow chirped and tried to coax me away from her nest that I already knew was in the logs by the boardwalk. Everywhere I looked , from the grass to the very tops of the trees , was covered in the beautiful spider webs , some covered with droplets of rain. I heard a lone crow that reminded me of the visit I had from the crows, the day Mom died. The two hours I spent in the wetlands was overwhelmingly happy. I thought that maybe this is what heaven would look like for me and hoped I would have a camera. Then I remembered I wouldn't need one because it would always look this way for me. I thought of how blessed I am that I met a man that loves me for who I am. That he bought this humble piece of land instead of a fancy lake home. That he will never want a fancy place. We are both blessed to have come from humble beginnings and can be satisfied with a simpler, non extravagant life. If you have taken the time to read my thoughts of this wonderful, beautiful God given morning, you will have a look at two of my favorite pictures from this morning. God Bless you all.