The Green Man

The Green Man

It's good to see green things popping up after such a long cold winter.  Catkins dangle from trees.  Songbirds wake us at dawn.  The green man is here.

Now the leaves are green and new life is all around.

Today while walking in the cemetery I saw a white tail fawn hiding behind a huge beech tree.  It stood on its delicate legs and its white spots on brown fur shone in the dawn's light.  It thought I could not see it because its head was behind the tree.  As I walked around the tree very close I could see the sun shining through its pink ears and its bright black eyes.  The fawn folded its legs then and lay down in the thick roots of the beech tree.  I think it was only one or two days old.

White tail fawn water color

I imagined this fawn nestled in the roots of a beech tree.  In my neighborhood, deer are commonly seen.  I need to be watchful when driving down my street since there are deer paths that go from Duncans Woods to a natural area across the street.  The deer are not hesitant about munching on shrubbery and garden flowers.  I have planted California poppies and the deer leave those alone.  They also leave moon flowers alone.