Every evening I pull the blinds down and every morning I raise them. When I raised one a few weeks ago, Harriet was looking in the window at me. She looked so sweet I had to name her. Of course I asked her what she was doing, looking in my window, but she declined to answer.

It was strange how long she stayed and stared at me. I suspected it wasn’t because she was enjoying my chatter. I moved and got a better look at her body. She had a large area where her fur had been ripped off, but she was not bleeding. I decided the polite thing to do was offer her breakfast, so I exited from the garage and threw an apple out into the yard. She wasn’t impressed. I returned to the house and watched as she moved slowly towards the apple. She sniffed it, and then went to the neighbors yard. I was shocked. This was a good Honey Crisp apple she was rejecting!

Harriet was in no hurry to leave our yards and nibbled at a few bushes next door. I made my coffee and kept watch at the window. She returned! I was so excited. Now she would eat the quality apple I had provided. Nope! Another sniff and she walked on by. I watched her jump our fence and then the fence in another yard. Every day for the next two weeks I watched for her. If I didn’t see her, I knew I’d see signs of her visit. She had left three piles of poo on her first visit so I assumed she would again. No poo, so I don’t think Harriet returned.

I admit I complain when the stupid deer eat my lilies, roses and tulips, but I was delighted to find a deer looking in the window at me. They are beautiful, gentle animals. What a wonderful surprise and it brightened my day!