July 2013
Broad daylight
At the edge of our yard, having just sauntered down the driveway
Just Before Dawn
Checking out the apple tree, the Big Mc(Intosh)
August 2013
Same morning in August,
finishing off what she hadn't eaten during the winter
Poor little McIntosh apple tree.
Happy deer.
So here's the problem: We have an abundance of deer in our area. Well, not exactly a problem, because I love to see them bedding down on our front yard at night, like seeing the deer trails here and there, and don't mind them eating the apples we intentionally set out for them.
BUT
We're putting on addition that will have 12' of patio door across the south end of the living room - two doors that open and one on either side that is fixed. See photos below of samples.
WHAT TO DO.
Do you think we need to get patio doors with the built-in grid to keep the deer from thinking it's a wide open space and crashing through them?
OR, can we just leave them like this? (which is what I'd like)
We have a nice view, and I want as little in the way as possible, so I'm not eager to get the doors with the built-in grid.
What if we put up a short raised-bed flower bed just beyond the patio area. It would be mostly a visual barrier, but partly a short physical barrier as well. Do you think that would deter the deer from trying to join us in the living room?
And don't suggest hunting. I'd like to live peaceably with these deer - to a point.
What we'll see through those patio doors
unless we end up looking at shattered glass and bloody deer.
Early morning, August
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