Baby Bambi

Spring is just around the corner. A time for new life and new beginnings. 

I love this picture taken last Spring in my sister's front yard. She lives in San Antonio near 281 & 1604, one of the busiest intersections in town. But you'd never know it because it's so quiet and peaceful. Deer sightings are all too common throughout the Spring and Summer in her neighborhood. But this was the first time that my kids had ever seen a newborn up close.

My sister had seen Baby Bambi with his mother earlier that morning, but mom was nowhere to be seen at this point. When Bambi saw us he started walking over. As cute as he was, though, we knew not to touch him and suspected that mom was probably watching from nearby. Sure enough, after we hid on the porch to watch, several adult deer suddenly appeared and surrounded the baby deer.  One of the deer, who was clearly the mom, walked up to him and began nuzzling the baby. Then off they went, lickety split, to wherever deer go.