A while back, I posted photos of a mother deer and her fawn and noted that I thought she'd been eating my roses.
Lenora over at A Journal of Days left me a comment suggesting that Irish Spring Soap would run the critters away. She said to just leave it out in its box.
I hustled to the Dollar General in Fincastle and purchased a pack of said soap. I placed it around my flowers as instructed.
Not long ago I noticed that one of the boxes was opened and the soap was missing. My husband was outside raking the grass.
"What do you suppose got in the soap?" I asked, curious.
"A deer. The soap is over there," he said, pointing to a spot about 25 feet away. "I ran over it with the mower."
I retrieved the soap, noting that something had taken a nibble out of part of it.
Somewhere there is a fresh and clean deer with the invigorating scent of Irish Spring on her breath.
Oh my goodness, Anita!! You have extraordinary deer. I am speechless...
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