Random 3 for July 16, 2023 – Deer, reflections, therapy

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Just three thoughts today. My fried brain is taking a sick day.

This is Lily our resident deer at our last house. She liked to take selfies on our wildlife camera.

A deer kind of day – On my way to Starbucks this morning, I saw two deer – one dead and one alive. There was a dead one on a lawn near a house. That would not be my favorite way to wake up. I’m not sure what you do. They weigh too much to drag any distance. I wouldn’t know who to call to remove it. The other was a younger one eating some tasty bushes on the side of the road. She was clearly annoyed that I was driving by. Hopefully, she ran into the woods before anyone else came through.

Reflections on a few hectic weeks – It seemed like all summer activities (plus a sick cat) were smashed into two weeks. A lesson learned is that my tolerance level is dwindling along with my energy as I “have more birthdays.” (That’s a euphemism the beloved husband’s eye doctor uses for aging.”)  There is a lesson in there for me to learn.

Missing my therapy – For the first time in ages, we cancelled this week’s Mahjongg game. I missed it. It’s part brain exercises and part therapy. Whenever I feel like I am out of kilter, I get recalibrated. Best of all there is no co-pay.

So how was your week?

 

48 thoughts on “Random 3 for July 16, 2023 – Deer, reflections, therapy”

  2. The deer was removed yesterday so I didn’t have to see it on my morning trip to Starbucks today. The sick cat was Gus and his UTI. He’s ok now but he had us flying to an emergency vet.

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  8. I enjoyed reading this article with your random thoughts from your week. I was intrigued by your encounter with a dead deer on a lawn, your reflections on your hectic week. I hope you get some peace and calm soon.

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  9. I’d hate to find a dead deer in my yard when I woke up. We used to drive a highway with little traffic, so we always went the speed limit, but carefully. It was heavily wooded, so there was always a chance of a deer running across the highway–and also the chance of a serious accident, especially at night. We survived.

    I have a busy couple of weeks coming up. My daughter and her family will be staying with me, and they’ll have a lot more energy than I do these days.

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  10. The dead deer would be sad to see any time of the day, but what a way to start your morning. We have had more and more deer intrusions into our city and for some reason after they start running from cars and humans, they end up on the expressway. They don’t last long there and are more dangerous due to the speed limit there. I like my word games on the computer, but have not tried Mahjongg online or otherwise.

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      • Yes, in the bigger northern counties they have deer herd culls because of so many car/deer accidents. It is a mixed bag of residents that show up at city council meetings to protest: some are horrified for the poor deer that will be killed by sharpshooters and others want the deer gone ASAP as they have incurred property damage and/or vehicle damage as a result of those deer. The poor deer are terrified when they get into a suburb and run any which way.

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  11. I’m sorry about the dead dear near your place. Last summer, there was a large dead dear in a treed area near the SPCA where my husband and I volunteer. We immediately alerted the SPCA office who informed us that sadly nothing would be done. And sadly again, they were right. The deer’s body simply remained there until it composted by natural sources. Very sad.

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    • If it’s on the side of the road, the road crew will take it away. If it’s in a yard, I believe it’s the homeowner’s responsibility and I wouldn’t know who to call that would do that. At our old house we had a deer killed on the side of the road just before a snowstorm. The crew didn’t get to it and the snow plow covered it. It decomposed on it’s own. It was sad to see.

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  14. I would have been stunned to find a dead deer in my front yard. When I read this the first time, I thought you were talking about your yard. I’m glad it wasn’t your yard. Lily must have given you some laughs 🙂
    My ability to cope with many things peopley has certainly gotten worse as I have had more birthdays!

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  16. Good week here
    No dead deer
    Skies were clear
    No storms near

    Air was HOT!
    Rain was not
    Hmm . . .
    That’s all I got

    Have fun at Mahjong!

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  17. I had a a friend hit a deer with her car. Within minutes, a man with a truck showed up, threw the deer in the back, and took off. He was going to fill his freezer! I don’t know if that works for a deer that dies of natural causes, but it could be similar. If it died of wasting disease, though , that would be bad. I suppose the Dept. of Wildlife could test it. I know that if a moose dies here, someone makes sure it gets processed and the meat goes to the food bank. I hope the poor deer’s soul finds peace.

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    • I hope I don’t see it on my way tomorrow. About 2 years ago a similar event happened with a deer on the other side of the street (another home). It took about 2 or 3 days until someone took the deer away. I doubt they could use it for food at that point.

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  18. I’d guess you still call animal control for the dead deer, just to make sure it doesn’t have rabies. In New Hampshire, if you hit a deer with your car, you can either get the carcass and have venison or donate it to a local food bank.

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    • I don’t know if they test deer for rabies here. I’ve never heard of a case of a deer with rabies. We do have a “wasting away” disease that hits deer. I’ve never seen it but a contract had two die in his yard.

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  19. My additional number of birthdays means less energy too. July and August are pretty busy with pet sits and foster kitten stuff, and my tolerance for being this tired is lower all the time. Looking forward to fall when things aren’t quite as crazy.

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    • I get this. However, sometimes I find myself wishing my life away in an attempt to get to a more peaceful stage. I need to learn to manage this. If I had your kitten room I wouldn’t get anything done (and that would be OK!).

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  20. Whenever deceased wildlife are encountered, I feel badly. I wonder if it was caused by someone in a hurry or worse, reading their cell phone. On yesterday morning’s walk we encountered a gorgeous fox who studied us from a safe distance. He/she moseyed across the street and in a flash just disappeared. It’s always fun to see them, especially in the cool of the early morning. Here’s hoping your Mahjongg game will resume this week.

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    • The dead deer was confusing. From the road I didn’t see signs of car impact and it was quite a distance in the yard. It may be that it continued for a while before falling over. I feel badly too, even if it’s a squirrel. Yep, Mahjongg is on for tomorrow (thank God!).

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  21. I’ve never played Mahjongg but it seems like fun from what I’ve heard. I’m sorry your game was cancelled. My week was NOISY and very disruptive. There was no co-pay so I suppose I should just focus on that.

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