In an Age of Darkness, Light Appears

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Me: “Hey, psst”

Deer: “What?”

Me: “Hey man, she’s just not that into you.”

Deer: “But she’s pretty, I really like her.”

Me: “Yeah, but she’s clearly not feeling it. And she’s honestly kinda mean.”

Deer: “Huh? Really?”

Me: “Yeah, did you hear what she said about Jessica?”

Deer: “What?”

Me: “She called Jessica a bitch.”

Deer: “Really?”

Me: “Yeah, you can do a lot better.”

Deer: “Oh. . . . but I really like her. . .”

Me: “I know, but you don’t deserve that kind of energy. Besides, you know who really likes you?”

Deer: “Who?”

Me: “Jessica.”

Deer: “For real?”

Me: “Yeah man, you should totally ask her out!”

Deer: “Oh! She’s pretty too.”

Me: “Yeah she is!”

Deer: “Okay, I’ll go talk to her!”

Image credits: http://blog.adventurepublications.net/2024/01/white-tailed-deer-rut-season-begins/

Mating Behaviors of White-tailed Deer - Adventure Publications

The rut season starts mid-October and runs through mid-November. Stan Tekiela captured of images of this most interesting mating behavior.

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“Mom”

“Eat your grass, Mal”

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“Mom”

“Mom!”

“MOM!”

“What, Malachi?”

“There’s something over there! It’s LOOKING at us!”

“Huh? For heaven’s sake, it’s just a human, Mal. It’s not doing anything.”

“But it’s freaky!”

“Look at everyone else, they’re not bothered by it. Would Alice and Jordan be doing bath time if it was dangerous?”

“I guess not”

“We’re alright Mal. Finish your lunch”

“Okay”

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2023) — Anyone who has ever spent time on the Presidio of Monterey knows the installation has a signi

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When I was on the shore at midnight, the sea-formed boulders were but a blink of the eye, the smoke in my hair but a breath on the wind

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There were strange lights in the sky last night

Some flared like a burning magnesium bright…

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The stars were the first part of Heaven to greet me

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There’s a forest under the stars, and a fresh pine breeze