~May I Introduce You To Our Surprise Visitor~

As I greet the soft hush of morn, before I settle down to my warm cup of tea & english muffins slathered in butter on our upper terrace, I meander thru my gardens to see what has bloomed ... reflecting on the beauty that God has given this earth, the fresh sweet smell of the air, enjoying the birds flitting about busily as they sing their melodic songs welcoming the new day... sharing my time with God alone in peace & prayer ........

... have the delicious red strawberries ripened, more to pick?

... is there a gentle mist or dew on the florals? I met the most surprising gift of all ... my heart stopped, could it BE?

May I introduce to you our guest ..... Miss Pearl ...

Little Miss Pearl was born in our gardens. I said 'God I don't believe you have shared my favorite precious loved animal with me ... & here she is!

I will go out of my way to just sit & watch a precious deer for hours ... but she came to me, to enjoy!

I was able to get close ... 3' from her before she became nervous. I spent a lot of time talking to her about where on earth was her mother, fretted over her not having anything to eat, was it too hot for her ...

Little Miss Pearl just flashed her beautiful big eyes, intently watching me ... you can NEVER know the excitement that I felt! Not in a million years.

I kept a close eye on her all day & as the day continued on I truly was concerned. We set out a bucket of water, talking with her & checking upon her often ... it was such a beautiful scene.

Here she took her first little 'walk' thru the garden ... I think we scared her. We left her to settle down, coming back later & she went back to her nest.

I called the SPCA & they put me in touch with the Natural Resources Dept., informing me to just watch her & if she was still there in the morning they would rescue her, but usually mother will come back in the dark.

I went to bed but was so worried I couldn't sleep ... at midnight I came down & turned the terrace light on & lo & behold!! mother was just walking toward Miss Pearl's nest ... & then out of the blue Miss Pearl came BOUNDING out, jumping & running & flitting all over the entire backyard ... so excited to see her mother. I was so relieved, I had tears in my eyes that she would be okay now. For about 5 minutes she played, romped & then she stopped, went over & nursed mother. What a beautiful sight, you must know.

I was spellbound & stayed there for the entire 15 minutes before they gracefully wandered toward the side of the house & down the front lawn ...