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Visiting

Wildlife is always visiting my home. From deer to woodchucks and hawks and squirrels and rabbits. I guess just about anything outside in this region is sometime passing through, hunting or living in my yard. I like seeing them all. A pair of foxes were chasing each other and screaming and occasionally catching and playing with each other.

Last evening I had 10 deer in my backyard.

A young pair of deer. Photo by Mike Hartley

Living in harmony with our natural habitat is important to all of us. I guess I could be asking a bit much. We are having trouble living in harmony with each other.

Random Thoughts of the Day

  • Working outside is rewarding. If you limit it to nice days.
  • Deadpool is when your bracket is busted.
  • At one point in time, some people amazed me. Now most of them do.
  • Mindset is very important throughout the day. Be prepared for resets.


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Hideout

I wouldn’t have seen him, but that rack moved ever so slightly. He was napping in the back again. I’m going to make like this guy, and be inconspicuous on New Years Eve.

This is the only shot I took yesterday that wasn’t of our (delayed) family Christmas together. Those 80 shots will just be shared with family.

Photo by Mike Hartley

So I’ll get out today and try to do a bit better in capturing images for the sharing category.

Random Thoughts of the Day

  • Trying is succeeding.
  • Wind and cold = intolerable.
  • The last days of limited conflict are in our midst.
  • There’s a lot of tempting sweets in the house. I’m trying to moderate, but I’m weak.
  • My kids probably get sick of me telling them how much I love them. I know my father must have said it, but I haven’t a memory of him saying it. So I might overdo it for that reason. Plus I really do love them.


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Wild and Life = 3

New mom and her pair resting out back the other day.

Do you mind a little privacy, please? Photo by Mike Hartley
Thank goodness this water is warming up. Photo by Mike Hartley

Took a walk on the Oella Trolley trail and Old Ellicott City and I’ll share some of that later today. Another errand to run first.


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Bucking the trend

My better half spotted about 7 female deer in our backyard this afternoon. They seemed to like the recently downed tree from this past weekend. I looked out shortly after and here came two fairly big males. Well, this tree was also a favorite with them as they nibbled at it and rubbed their antlers on some bigger branches. I love the wildlife that strolls into my yard. Then again I might hold a different opinion if it was a bear and I was outside.

Peek-a-boo. Photo by Mike Hartley

While the title was spurred by these neighbors in my yard, “bucking the trend” has been something I’ve done for a while but it’s worn me out and left a few scars along the way. So I’m trying to get a little smarter about it without the nicks and scars. And you know what, I think I’m on to something. I’ll let you know how it works out in the long run.

Looking for warmth like the rest of us. Photo by Mike Hartley

Random Thoughts of the Day

  • An interesting day. One filled with a few surprises and some expected results.
  • I hope to go on a shooting streak for the end of the year being I’ll have some free time. – With a camera that is.
  • Some people learn to be happier as life goes by. Some get mired in anger and hate.
  • I thought of my first goals for next year. I want to peel off each day on the daily calendar my better half got me. I love reading the jokes on them but I don’t know why I miss some days here and there.