We Are Back

We left a week ago yesterday noon and returned this past Thursday afternoon.  I did have internet access while we were gone and we did bring the laptop but the internet connection was a little slow and actually went out just before we left for home. 

Do you remember this fellow who visited us before we left?  

Well he has returned.  We saw him on Saturday and Sunday in approximately this same place.  On Saturday he showed up while neighbors were hosting an open house for the high school graduation of one of their kids.  They had an awning out in their backyard and lots of people making lots of noise.  No one even realized the buck was out nibbling in the park.  On Sunday he showed up while people were playing on the softball diamond in the park.  By the time the buck stopped eating and returned to the meadow, all of the people in the park could have seen him but no one did.  We suspect that he has been showing up almost everyday but we just do not see him every time.  We feel reasonably confident that the park and maybe our yard are officially part of his territory.  A quick check revealed that he has been eating crab apples that have fallen as well as my hostas and daylilies that are on his side of the fence shown in the picture.  It may be a fine line; I truly hope he does not decide to eat everything in our gardens inside the fenced yard.  We may be able to fence the rabbits out during the winter but there is absolutely no way we can fence him out.