Meditation with the Deer

 I was just quietly sitting here on the deck and was meditating and realized there are about five deer in our back yard.  I decided I’m not alone in my morning meditation.  I’ve commented a lot about the deer here, but really they can’t be ignored.  Apart from any bears they are the largest creatures of the forest here.  They make their presence known as they are not totally silent as they step on the underbrush.  

They are most active in the mornings and evenings, but can be active throughout the day.  They really are majestic creatures.  The bucks don’t get their antlers until the fall.  So, it’s hard to tell if they are male or female, but bucks snort sometimes and are usually larger than the does.  

The birds here are more song birds than they are in Florida.  They too are most active in the mornings and evenings.  Except for the occasional car that passes by on the front road all I hear mostly are the sounds of nature.  I just drink my morning coffee and smoke my pipe in the company of nature as I meditate here on the deck.

Mornings begin with an overcast sky usually but the clouds gradually give way to the sunshine.  It’s 70 degrees this morning and I’m smoking my Gettysburg pipe with some Captain Black Original.  My coffee this morning is from Cameron’s.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave