One minute vacation: Deer in Snow

the music is by matthew dear which i hope i got from a non-commercial use site. Thick snow was falling on a deer; the deer was furry and cute like a burro. Some people are sick of deer, I love them. it can be a painful and restless feeling, to never feel at home in a town so familiar you have a memory associated with almost every house, every tree and every road. maybe because the deer are temporary--and for the most part silent--and because they are the only actors on the stage as i gaze into my yard today--maybe this is why i like them. the doe who appeared in front of the garage, lying down, for a long time, gazing at me. then frozen, staring, paused in the snow. when you study them you begin to know they each have a different face.