Visitors

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The purchase process went quickly and happened during the winter. On our second visit to the house we had bold visitors. A couple of them came right up to the window and watched us with great interest.



Several herds of deer walk through the property every day. And, based on the number of fawns I see, one or two does live here.

That also means they eat here. The previous owners protected gardens with fences and various individual plants or small beds with wire cages. SWMBO removed some of the cages only to have the deer decimate the plants. For example, there is no longer a hosta leaf anywhere on the 13+ acre property. In addition, these tasty treats were victimized.



When they are outside, the dogs do a good job of keeping the deer out of the gardens, but they can't be out 24x7. Rather than fighting the deer, we'll be replacing the damaged plants with ones the deer don’t find palatable. I've already done some research and have a good list to choose from. We'll limit the tasty treats to inside a smaller fenced area.

We've also had other critters wandering around (turkeys, fox, coyote, …) and above (bald eagle, hawks of all sorts, pileated woodpecker, and all manner of other birds) the property.

I could spend hours just watching stuff.


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