A Deer Story
After getting home from work on Monday, I went for a nice long bike ride while the light was still good. I biked along the river to Gallup Park, where I saw a man with an old-fashioned camera. You know, the kind where you have to slide a plate in the back, and with the accordion-folded body. It made me do a double take, but I didn’t stop and go get his picture like I should’ve for my 100 Strangers project. Maybe I’ll find him and his camera again sometime.
Anyway, on the way back from the park, I went by north campus and ran into a bunch of deer:
Deer #1 warily looks up at me and my camera,
but decides I’m not worth paying attention to, and goes back to her grazing.
Meanwhile, I look up the hill and see another 5 deer, all completely ignoring me.
As I get closer, though, I get their attention.
One decides she’s had enough,
and the other two glare at me for driving away their friend.
Back by my bike, deer #1 ponders what she should do,
and decides that it’s time to leave, so I do too.