evening surprise

Today was warm for January; in the 40's. I stepped out on the back porch tonight, leaned against the railing and looked up to the sky. The stars are bright, Orion is low in the sky. I stood there gazing at the stars and for some reason looked to my left toward the new house being built. There a few yards away was a lone deer grazing on the grass that is sticking up out of the snow. So why is she alone? She didn't seem to concerned about me. She must have known that there is no exit from the back porch to the ground - yet. Or maybe she just knows that I mean her no harm.

The neighborhood is closing in. They dug a hole behind my house and when the weather warms up enough, I imagine they will start framing the basement. People moved into the split level on the next street today and I can see through their window that they are unpacking. I wasn't being a peeping tom, there just aren't any curtains up yet. I still have boxes I haven't unpacked. I hope they are quicker than I am.