So after my morning chores, I headed out to make a grocery run into town. It had rained off and on during the night, and the morning was rather drippy. I fed the donkeys and llamas, went up to the lodge where the aquarium is and fed the fish. Then I rolled down the service drive to Jumpoff Joe Creek Road.
I did not expect any particular encounters on the driveway. But it turned out that two deer were foraging along the drive. Trying to catch a picture of them wasn’t easy.
Deer on the ranch
Just beyond them the local flock of wild turkeys were also on the prowl. The male of the group was showing off his fantail as the group walked. But they didn’t stay still long enough for me to get a good picture.
I went to check out the mail box before I headed into town. Directly across the road is a meadow and a line of (mostly) pine trees on the far side of it. Then plop in the middle of the dull green are two trees of amazing color.
Flaming trees among the pines
The brilliant splash of color (the photo doesn’t do it justice) was just the touch of beauty to launch the day, in the misty, moisty morning that it was.
