ok, about the close call first. for those of you who consider these critters to be docile and harmless – trust me, not always the case! this lovely lady who is looking at me because i am talking to her cause she is just outside my bedroom window – was, just prior to this picture being taken, doing her best to cause bodily harm to ms mocha – the chahuahua who pretends to be a great dane. i guess any ‘being’, who imagines itself to be threatened(or is protecting its young) – is dangerous!
i had seen the deer just outside the studio window and encouraged her to leave – so she kind of strolled to the back. i then heard mocha barking and went to the door to call her inside – that’s when i heard the rustling of leaves – a sound caused by something large moving quickly around. yep, there she was again – and not at all happy with that dog bugging her! there was an additional encounter before i managed to get mocha inside – and the deer moved to the back and into the vegetation – tho not far away. i kept an eye on her, and sure enough, she worked her way back into the yard – and that’s when i took the picture. after the picture, i pointed my finger and again asked her to leave. i thought she had.
and so i left to attend to errands, tho with some concern for the wellbeing of my flowers.
about being pissed!
well, sure enough – she really had NOT left – and given her earlier aggressive behavior, could be there were youngins also in the vacinity. when i returned home i found this plant ‘carnage’. damn! i plum forgot to purchase that liquid fence smelly stuff – to at least give those poor flowers a fighting chance!
a kind of ‘before and after’ since she only ate half of this box. the scond box is totally leveled.
useful info – begonias don’t seem to be on her menu. and i guess she also doesn’t care for those little purple flowers. guess i can count on a little color remaining.
and these poor petunias didn’t even have a chance to get planted!
even one small impatiens in a pot on the table!
as for the mound garden – not one petunia blossom left. the plants will survive – guess she knows that and will come back another time. by then i hope to have sprayed – and hope it helps. oh, she also didn’t touch those other plants whose name i do not know. you know, i didn’t check out the flowers up by the big house. hmmm.
love and beauty,
j
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