The sun comes up early at the Broadmoor. We intended to get out early for a walk before the unusual heat set in. I was dragging a little as The Broadmoor went to emergency power around 3AM. No big deal unless you are on a CPAP machine. Nevertheless we headed out just before 8AM.
We started out on the lake path where the Canadian Geese contemplated crossing in front of Luc. Startled, they returned to the lake.
It was a pleasant four mile walk through the neighborhood with nice homes and trees. We returned to the Broadmoor grounds by the golf course cottages. The doe pictured walked up behind us and stayed within a few feet. It soon became apparent that she was after Luc. Cherry picked up Luc and I stayed between the doe and Cherry until we got under cover and sat in some chairs. The deer followed us up under cover and watched us for five minutes before wandering up to some shrubs around the cottages. We took the opportunity to walk toward the tennis courts and the chase began. I maneuvered left and right to keep the doe off Cherry and Luc. We saw a Broadmoor truck with two employees drive up and we attempted to put the truck between us and the deer. That did not work but the employees saw what was happening and jumped out and helped keep the deer off of us.
Luc was quite exhausted and told us he preferred flowers and butterflies.
Jerry Windlinger
jwindlinger@comcast.net
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