On New Year's Day, I was driving home along the Lake Road. It was about
6 pm and already dark when I saw a deer standing at the side of the
road. Too late to stop for it.
I remember feeling ever so grateful that she didn't jump out in front of
my car that day. So in her honor, I wanted to capture the moment in
art. I remembered her countenance, but of course, I didn't have my
camera at the time. It was all over and done in a split second!
Still, the image is burned into my brain. It's pretty rare that I get
close enough to a deer to take a picture.
Fortunately for me, my long-time BFF from high school's mother is a
hobby photographer. She lives in Oregon where they frequently get deer
in their back yard. Jackie Kerska took the the deer photo above
(She says you can even see her own reflection in the deer's eye.
Cool!) Jackie gave me her permission and her blessing to render this
image to honor the doe who stayed at the side of the road that day. Jackie's watermark stays on the original image.
