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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (34685)	6/23/2004 7:31:20 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104164

Oh, look, a deer staring right at me, about 30 feet away Last year I had trouble with a few deer hopping the small wire fence into my garden until I extended the height with nothing more than some thin twine. An inflatable snake has been fending off the bunny rabbits so far. Except the gofer living under my shed uses it as a punching bag. Speaking of deer... This past weekend when I was upstate, I was clearing the cobwebs inside my head with a cup of 5AM coffee. It sure is nice and quiet at that time of the morning. Just a few birds and myself. I said to myself, "Hey I wonder if I can see any deer outside." Sure 'nuff as I lifted my head up from the real estate section of the local newspaper, I saw a small (adolescent?) deer walking up from the lake eating whatever leafy undergrowth it could find as it followed the long gravel driveway up the hill. Then I said to myself, "Hmmm. Pretty cool. Where there is one deer, there is usually another one or two close by." That is when I saw Mommy Deerest flanking the other side of the line of Spruces, Birches, and Poplars. It was cool to be able to observe them from the window as they got closer and closer without seeing me. I'd say at one point they might have been under 20 feet from me. I could see features that I never noticed before. Like their large black nose and nostrils working the air with each step of their knobby but powerful legs. I could see their eyelashes. And they have sort of a long tongue that flaps out a lot while grabbing leafy saplings. Pausing in mid coffee sip, an odd thought popped into my head, "It seems very similar to the way Kobe Bryant's tongue seems to pop out while he talks during interviews." Take a look next time and you'll see what I mean. I'm not sure how good deer would be at shooting hoops, but it would be interesting to see if Kobe ends up signing with the Milwaukee Bucks. I followed the deer from window to window as they made their way through the woods and down a path towards the thicket. It was a nice way to start the morning. Anyhow, gotta get my arse to work. Later bro. -BuckOwensBanjo