deer

  • Driftless Thursday: Yet More About Doofus (the Deer)

    My husband and I were out on Sunday, giving our two cats some supervised play. He takes our girl, the Mighty Jenga, as she likes to roam and he’s got the touch on keeping her in check. I don’t know… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Yet More About Doofus (the Deer)
  • Driftless Thursday: Doofus 3.0

    “Doofus” is the name my husband and I gave the first deer who figured out our house is a great place to pick up a snack meant for birds and became a regular patron. Doofus 1.0 was brazen about it:… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Doofus 3.0
  • Driftless Thursday: Just Saying Hello

    I’m hyper-focused on final edits for Tangled Roots and exploring a shift in reveals to tell the best story. So, today’s DR post is an especially chill buck, just saying hello: I took this yesterday, out the living room window,… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Just Saying Hello
  • Driftless Thursday: The bird bath became a deer bucket

    Late in the spring I saw a video online that gave me an idea for a new garden feature. I made a simple planter with a center solar fountain, thinking hummingbirds might fly through it and other birds might enjoy… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: The bird bath became a deer bucket
  • Driftless Thursday: Deer

    In my last DT post (Who’s Watching Whom), I mentioned that the estimated deer population in Wisconsin is 1.825 million. That’s a lot of deer, and a lot of them seem to not only live in our valley but love… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Deer