Chillin' with Nature

While appreciating the sunset atop a reservoir in Hendrick's Park last night David Wonser and I were joined by a few deer who lazily and indifferently nibbled the bushes and undergrowth around us. We sat silently as two fawns first approached the base of the reservoir less than eight feet below us. Not long after the mother doe joined them and they kept working their way down the hillside toward a few homes and their gardens I suppose.
It had been a little while since I'd seen a deer, let alone three so the moment was pretty neat. Being so close reminded me of a morning spent hunting years ago. I was hunkered down in the loft of an old and abandoned barn facing East. I had promptly fell asleep after getting settled in and was only awakened by the rising sun warming my face. As I lazily opened my eyes and became alert of the world around me I was startled by the number of fawns and does grazing beneath me! I could hear them chewing grass, urinating and snorting. They were all relatively small so I waited for a buck to get attracted by this knitting circle of does and come closer, but no such luck. Instead I got a morning of deer watching only comparable to last night's show.
Thank god for green spaces within cities where you can experience the simple pleasures of the natural world just minutes from the comfort of your own house and warm bed. Sometimes the city doesn't actually seem to shabby.