Snow Doth Cover a Multitude of Deer Parts
Another reason to be thankful for snow is that it makes our yard pure again. After saving a bone or two for John Wayne, I always give the bones of the deer Andy has given us to my dad, and he disposes of them in his big woods. With so many acres, the bones are only disturbed by wild animals.
This foresight is useless, however, when poachers dump two deer carcasses on the edge of our small 18-acre woods.
Good ol' John Wayne has ferried every last shred of hair, hide, hoof, and bone back to our house, and they lie scattered over the breadth of the yard.
Wild dog. He looks fierce with a scrap of deer hide and snowy eyebrows, doesn't he?
2 comments :
oh-how badly farm dogs fare. That upper picture belongs in a gallery. I love that the only color other than black and white is brown with the dog and the tiniest hint of brown in the dead stems and stalks.
I posted a picture of our dog with her Deer this winter too but mine was when it was green AND it was thanks to my lazy bones who purposely didn't dispose of the carcass for the cats and dog. You take much more care than I.
And a fat lot of good that care does! The yard is carpeted with deer hair. I can't wait for bushy green grass to cover it.
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