Morning Deer Valley

Our home in Kansas near the small unincorporated town of Hillsdale is in a rural development called "Morning Deer Valley" . . . an area of 18 home sites ranging in size from 3 to 7 acres.



In case anyone is wondering why this place is called "Morning Deer Valley", all they need to do is be here on almost any quiet morning or evening in the country.

Deer usually show up in our front yard, generally along the driveway where there are some old apple trees. They stop by to graze and munch on apples. Recently, a doe with two fawns stopped by . . .




As they were grazing, a neighbor came driving by, saw the deer and stopped to watch them. Of course that got Momma doe's attention and she raised her head to watch that car stopped out on the road. One of the fawns also took a look, but the other one didn't seem much interested.









Momma doe didn't like that car stopped out on the road with people in it watching her and her family . . . so she bolted. Time to get out of here!
Of course, it didn't take the two fawns long to follow Momma.










They ran across our front yard and disappeared into the woods across the road. Momma apparently wasn't too worried, however, as she didn't even raise her tail. The two fawns, however, knew Momma was in a hurry, so they both had their "flags" up.









But this is still "Morning Deer Valley". The next day the same Momma doe was back, along with her two fawns, quietly grazing in our front yard.



And that's why this is called "Morning Deer Valley"!