The winter has been mild, and that often distracts me from my writing.

This morning, as I ate breakfast, several deer wandered into the front yard. At first, I saw only two and informed my wife. If we have apples, she usually tosses one or two to the deer. I got up and looked. There were now six in the yard. I retrieved my camera, and by the time I stepped out to take a picture, there were eight deer. Then another one wandered into view—nine! That is an all-time record for deer visitors to our home.

As I mentioned, the winter has been mild, but this remains a tough time for deer to find nutritious food so, they come to a place where they know they can get an apple or two.