The Nanaimo deer are right cheeky little buggers.
Okay, so they were here first, I'll grant them that. And they do politely stand by the side of the road for cars to stop and let them across .. well, until they get tired of waiting and then just walk anyway.
Today I got home from the mall (the wrong mall, but more on that lower), and drove into the driveway to see a female (or first year male) nibbling on Mum's heather. I got out of the car, she twitched an ear in my general direction but that was about it. I was probably about twenty feet away.
"Oi, there!" I say and start walking towards her to shoo her away. "If you were nibbling on the cedars I'd let it go - they're pretty ugly. But as Scottish born, I have to defend my nation's plant." Well, probably the thistle is our plant, but shh, what does a deer know?
By this point I'm pretty darn close. I could probably reach out and with a quick lunge, grab an ear. The deer finally looks up at me warily. I say "Well?" She shakes her head and bounces away. Now, most would think this is typical deer antics, but as a bunny slave in waiting, I know better. I recognize that gleeful headshake and binky bounce when I see it. I KNOW the saucy herbivore is laughing at me! I call after her "I could like venison, you know!"
She just flicked her tail in my general direction, not slowing down as she hit the sidewalk, skipping away. Cheeky bugger.
Ignore the stained shirt. :D Today was laundry day and that's one of the ones fished out of my dryer post-fire.
The quest today was to do some shopping for necessities to hopefully recover the data from the hard drives that survived the fire. (Survived being a loose term.) I also wanted to pick up some other odds and sods. I thought London Drugs was in one mall and everything else at the other. I tossed a coin and decided I'd data fetch and do the rest another day. So off I go, to discover I had been wrong - London Drugs was at the OTHER mall, along with Sears and Zellers and.. Oh buggar.
So I did what any bunny slave in waiting would do at a mall 30 minutes before closing. I bought a bunny hat and a Tim Horton's coffee.
Saucy little buggers, aren't they? The deer around here aren't nearly so bold, although they do like to appear just before and after hunting season to taunt the local hunters.
ReplyDeleteThat bunny hat is just too cute! I'd want one myself, but I look gawdawful in hats and my son would never let me hear the end of it.
*hugs* Have a most wonderful of New Year's, and may the Year of The Rabbit bring you blessings a-thousandfold.
The deer here are the same way. There's no protecting your garden, trees, lawn, or anytinhg else a deer can nibble on.
ReplyDeleteThat hat is AMAZING!!! I want one!!!
Wish you peace and comfort and maybe a little change in luck in the Year of the Rabbit.