Fawn love...

I've been eagerly waiting for these summertime days to begin. They are my absolute favorite!

The fawns are here!

At the end of May and early part of June, the hill country whitetail deer begin to have their babies. Precious little fawns with their wobbly legs and little white spots begin showing up in the tall grasses. Twins are commonly seen following behind their momma, cautiously watching as they try to mimic her moves.

This morning I saw two new babies on my drive to work. It knew it would be an awesome day! I had to pull over and text Josh to tell him that the fawn season had started. Whether he was in a meeting or not, I knew he would be dying to know (not really, but he humors me when I get excited like this).

We saw these precious little ones outside of Bandera. They were so sweet and innocent. It was all I could do not to try to go out there and pick one up and love on it.

I know better...and Josh told me 'no'.









This time of year makes me think of God's amazing glory and how He created all of this for our eyes to see.

We just need to make sure that we are taking the time to look.

Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!

Up close and personal...

People often ask if my Belties ("Oreo cows") are really as friendly as I make them sound. After all, they are cows. I always reply with a resounding "YES" and then go on and on about my cows and they pretend to actually care. It's a pretty common thing these days.

On a recent trip to the ranch my 5 babies saw our truck pull in and a short girl stumble out and begin hollering. They came running! All 5 made their way to me, eagerly looking to see what their Momma had brought them. Would it be sweet feed? Hay? Cubes? An iced pretzel from the German bakery in town? They are curious little suckers...and were ready for their treat. Timid and shy, they are most certainly not.

While feeding them with one hand and trying to snap a few photos with the other, you can see just how friendly these guys really are.

So, you be the judge...

"What did you bring us?"

"Watch out, Mom...I'm hungry."

"What else ya' got?"

It's a face only a momma can love.