One warm afternoon last year,
I was walking in an unexplored forest
And taking photos of Oscar.
Suddenly, I looked up to see a deer
Gazing peacefully at me.
Our eyes locked for what felt like ages.
I felt the deer was trying to tell me something:
That you can find gifts in the most unexpected of places.
For more gifts, please visit: Our World Tuesday.
Lady Fi 
I agree.
Unexpected gifts are wonderful.
You are an unexpected gift, Lady Fi, & so is Oscar. xx
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how beautiful! what a sweet surprise!
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Oscar and a deer, double treat. Yes, we find things when they are least expected.
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I like how the deer stretches its neck to give you an extra long look! A fleeting gift that came into view.
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In Native American symbolism, the deer represents unconditional love. Now that IS a lovely gift!
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I love that first image of the deer!!! Just the way he is standing surrounded by that golden yellow grass!! And the swan on gold in the next post is so luscious!!!
Thank you again for allowing me to send that photo of the goldfinch on the water glass to my Mom! She loved it, thought it was so cute1 And such a change from all my flowers…
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I’m so glad the picture made your mother happy!
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Beautiful Deer, love it so much.
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So beautiful!
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Now that is a GREAT Gift!!! Super post!
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What a wonderful gift!
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Oh, so beautiful and what a treat to see on your walk! Glad you were able to get such wonderful captures! A great start for my day!! Have a great week!!
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so true …. and we must embrace them as we find them
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There’s nothing quite like those beautiful unexpected gifts 🙂 what a lovely deer!!
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Beautiful walk…. I’m sure that Oscar enjoyed it too.. Great photo of the Deer —who was probably asking you why you were in HIS area!!!!! ha
Hugs,
Betsy
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wonderful encounter. I seen one last night and the battery was dead in my camera. 😦
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PS forgot to tell you I love the photo of Oscar too.
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So wonderful and precious moment!
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Dear LadyFi, once again lovely spare poetic prose plus photographs that put us in the scene. Thank you. I’m wondering if this the “deer” you saw was a pronghorn. The antlers make me wonder. And yes beauty comes unexpected often also. Peace.
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It’s such a deeply precious gift to have such a close encounter with a wild animal. If you meet their eyes, you meet their soul, and they yours. I love the shape of the freshly emerging horns, they always make me think of a tiara or a crown. He’s a beautiful boy 🙂
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Vilket fint ögonblick.
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What a surprise!. You have good luck.
· hugs
· CR · & · LMA ·
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What a wonderful surprise. Did you come to any conclusions what he was trying to tell you?
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Yes, if only we knew what they were trying to tell us…
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They are such beautiful creatures.
So is Oscar!!!
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Thank you. A gift indeed. In beautiful wrapping as well.
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What an awesome experience. Always enjoy seeing Oscar, too.
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I love Oscar and the deer! Lovely shots. Have a happy week!
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And you captured a tremblingly beautiful photo to gift us!
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A believer of gifts from the natural world, that is exactly what the deer had up his sleeve. Eye to eye, I would have frozen. This has happen to me, camera in hand and never take a picture. It happens often, go for the picture or just enjoy what the moment offers. It’s a dilemma Both have benefits.
The surreal light washing the meadow that surrounds the dear deer -is paradisaical in the first shot. In the second shot you follow the deer, keeping it focus while the grasses blur creates a fleeting moment. But what sets it all up is Oscar resting along the paths under the forest canopy. Suggesting nothing out of the ordinary expected -an then it does. What an offering.
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Beautiful animal, magic moment.
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Cute animals, and the grass so green …
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Beautiful scenes and it must have been amazing to come across the deer that close. Great photos.
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What a fantastic gift, ah but so skinny. The eye-to-eye contact was a neat catch.
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I see deer in my area often LadyDi, as we live close to the Rocky Mountain foothills and there is lots of wild open space nearby. They still love to come down and munch on our flowers and bushes. They are beautiful creatures so I don’t mind!
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A most beautiful and magical post!
Thank you.
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Chance encounters are beautiful!
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Beautiful post, deer are special creatures.
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Wow; Wonderful pictures of Oscar and a deer in the Beautiful Nature♡♡♡
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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A young fellow. Always nice to make a connection in nature. 🙂
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Underbara bilder!
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What a perfect moment!
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Yes, wonderful photos, I really like those shots the deer!
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WoW what a wonderful meeting, and stunning photos from this unexpected moment, great to stay calm to take these pictures
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they look so beautiful and peaceful. Lovely captures.
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Oh dear, it’s a deer! 😉
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How true is that lesson! That forest trail looks incredibly inviting.
My Yatra Diary…
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How lucky you were to make these beautiful shots !
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i loved that first picture of deer so much 🙂
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Splendid picture – we used have this species of deer (roe?) in our garden! But that was many years ago!
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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What fun to see the deer and catch such good shots.
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I love dogs and this Oscar sure is a handsome guy. Nice capture of the deer. Certainly an unexpected gift.
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🙂
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what a treat…smiles…nice little crown he has going on as well….
saw some felted points the other day…
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A very pleasant surprise!
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Such joyful encounter… this is all about nature and gifts that she’s offering so generously to us… A deer with warm eyes looking for a way to communicate to you!! So amazing… and so glad that you shared this with us!!
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Beautiful photos and such a beautiful thought!
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Hi! This child deer is very cute. What kind of things this deer want to say ? It’s very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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Hello,Great Blog You have,my best regards,EM
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Beautiful shot!
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Love the middle shot, what a great spotting!
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Beautiful surprise!
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Unexpected gift indeed
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Wonderful photos and a beautiful deer.
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Nature can be full of surprises….how did Oscar react?
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How charming! I’ve seen deer stare at my dog, as if to say “What kind of deer is that anyway?”
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Beautiful images.
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I love it when I run into deer out on hikes! So beautiful to take pictures of. Lovely pictures! CHeers, Danette
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Oscar looks adorable! Yes, I agree, we can find gifts in the most unexpected of places!
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I forgot to say that your photos are just stunning!
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How lovely that Oscar’s presence didn’t startle the deer!
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Surprises like that make me feel special while entranced by them and vice versa!…:)JP
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Magnificent photography of the deer ~ what a gift to see and photograph ~ love, love the dog also ~ Happy Week to you ~ xoxo
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
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I love encountering wildlife on my hikes. That photo of the deer in the bright meadow is gorgeous.
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Awe, what amazing moment captured!
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What a most delightful surprise!
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A magic moment, beautiful images. Wonder what your dog did?
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The dear is a great shot. But, Oscar~dear~dear~Oscar. Oscar wins. 🙂
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That is one gorgeous photo.
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True. And what a beautiful moment!
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Oscar is lovely – but what a surprise to see a deer….looking back at you too:)
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This was so cute! And imagine it didn’t run away immediately!
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belle lumière avec le cervidé
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How beautiful!
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a wonderful gift indeed. 🙂
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Great Picture of the buck!
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The first photo is beautiful and precious. The photo of you and the deer looking at each other is a great moment in time (and also a great photo).
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That second photo is lovely!
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Hi Fiona, as usual, your words and photos are mesmerizing.
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The deer is so adorable!
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I like the pretty pictures on your blog.
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Hmm it appears like your site ate my first comment (it was super long) so I
guess I’ll just sum it up what I wrote and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
I as well am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to the whole thing.
Do you have any helpful hints for inexperienced blog writers?
I’d definitely appreciate it.
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Such a joy to read! Yes, maybe the lovely deer tried to tell you something.. 🙂
Oscar is so lovely sitting there in the forest! 🙂
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Wow! That’s beautiful sight of deer across the splendid afternoon… Enjoyed all the pictures! Unexpected is a treasure
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Wonderful,
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That was a gift — as all of your posts are gifts to us! I have read all of the following three posts as well on Feedly and am commenting only on this one because I have such a slow connection. Your golden skies with kids (fisherpeople) and the swan ones are incredible as is your summer purple sky. I
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Fabulous capture! I love deer (and famously shouted out to Bambi about her mother, “don’t worry Bambi, she’ll come home”)
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What gorgeous photos of such lovely subjects!
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