Look closely at the tan blur to the left of the turkey in the middle. That tan blur is a fawn, skipping and playing around the turkeys.
The two fawns and two adults showed up later in Mom's back yard, where she has a trough and scratch for the deer and turkeys. It was interesting to see a fawn this big and still sporting spots. (Nice alliteration, Susan. Gee, thanks!)
This tree has been near the pond as long as I can remember, and has fascinated me as long, too. This time of year, the thorns (which are easily 3-4 inches long) turn blood red, and can give you serious thoughts of what they could do to you if you weren't paying attention. I used to play near this tree, and once got a thorn stuck in the back of my thigh. The tip broke off in my skin, and it took days of "drawing" salve to get it out. Still love the tree, though.
I got the pleasure of getting the bejesus scared out of me by a green heron as I walked into the tangle around the pond. My Mom is so lucky to live where she does. She has open field, a forest, a pond and a creek. You never know what you will see.
4 comments:
Holy smokes - what is that tree??!!
Some kind of mutant locust tree?
Serious thorns - ouch!
Pretty fawn pic - cool turkeys.
Well, can we assume that all you and the family will need to buy at the grocery this week is some cranberry sauce and stuffing? Nothing like fresh turkey.
I love the turkeys and the deer - very cool. You've got me really curious about the tree - wow. I guess nothing big would dare bother it. Does it have thorns its trunk, too?
Still want to know what that tree is!
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