Part of My Retirement Package

A couple of months ago at about 6AM Henri and I were coming down the front steps for his morning constitutional.  In the front lawn lay a doe and she was giving birth to fawns.  Two of them.  One of the fawns was on his feet and the other was being cleaned up by the momma deer.  Eventually, they both made it up on their own.  The fawns looked to be around 14 or 15 inches tall and about as long.

Henri saw them but kept his distance.  The doe saw us, but was over-occupied and didn't react.

Here it is in July and now the fawns are around three feet tall and getting some size to them. 

I took this picture yesterday morning around 10AM.  They were just lounging under a pine tree in the early heat of the day.   Its all part of my retirement package - I frankly probably never would have slowed down enough to even notice these two little guys, much less had the chance to grab my camera and get a snapshot.

I like retirement.