Close encounter of the deer kind

So,  today, I was  minding my own business, mowing the lawn with the push-mower. 

 I do this for two reasons: 

1. I use push-mowing as a good form of exercise and

2. I HATE when there is a bunch of grass clippings in my flower beds.  So I go through all sorts of contortions to avoid shooting the grass in the wrong direction.  I am picky about that- don't judge me. So instead of getting snippy about it, I just do it myself.  

I don't know where the heck I am going

 I happened to look up rounding a corner near my patio table in time to see a very young fawn hopping over the stone fence and emerging from the hay field.  I was so surprised.  It saw me and I thought, wow,  maybe I can grab my camera, which was on a bench by the garden shed.  I really didn't expect to get a good shot as I thought it would run....... which it did NOT.  

Hey, this lady looks pretty nice 

The crazy little thing started heading in my direction!  So I took a few pix all the while it was heading towards me.  It ended up under my bench and then it walked right over to me.  I could have reached down and petted it.  Which I did not do.

I don't know, you don't look like mama

I had been shooting butterfly pix, so I had my long lens and didn't get the entire little guy/girl in the pic here.  Anyway, it must have decided to continue looking for mom, because he began walking towards the woods.

Mom said I should stay right where she left me, I'm in big trouble now

He just kept walking on his gangly little legs.  So tiny and fragile looking- it couldn't have been more than a day or two old at the most.

Let's see, is home over here?

It certainly was not what I expected!  

I better skedaddle on into the woods and wait for mom there.

Off he goes, I am sure mom will find him.  We saw an adult deer out in the field an hour later, I would guess they will be reunited shortly.

I am so glad that I am pretty consistent in having one of my cameras available at all times.  And to have the big lens was a massive plus!!  I don't think any of the photos are terrific, as I was working on automatic and a fast automatic at that.  But, even though I am ambivalent about deer, how could I not love such a sweet little thing??  BABIES- everyone together now-----AWWWWW!

THIS was an unexpected joy!