I ran right over the hill and stopped in my tracks as this fawn glanced up and walked straight for me -- almost insouciantly. I stood still and waited for what, I don't know -- until at last he/she had a change of heart and moved across my path, nosing on into the leaves on the other side. When I finally turned my attention it was like a fantasy movie where things appear from nowhere. I realized that I was standing in the center of six deer, all regarding me with varying degrees of interest.
I am used to seeing them and the rest of their large herd. I often run up on them but then there is a quick rustle and a glimpse of white as they leap away. I don't know how I managed to find myself so deeply in their midst today or why they didn't run. We considered each other for an indeterminate moment and then I walked slowly on. This time they stayed.
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