DEER ATTACK!! AND A BIN MEMORY

Bastards! Just what we need: deer gourmets. Evidently there is not enough variety in the food available to them in the creek and neighborhoods-no, these folk desire something special. Like hosta blooms feet away from C's room:

Or sunflowers and morning glory in the East Garden-devastated:

A view from the main bath gives a better perspective on the destruction:

Cyril and Michal are freaked out, poor lads. Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night by huge monsters eating your house! I don't know if knee-high fencing will deter the deerskis enough so they will go elsewhere or not. If I fence the raised beds, I might as well fence in the small Sharons that are being pruned as well. I think this is the last year of growing from seeds. For the East Garden, I'm planning to bring over the coneflowers from the pool area to make room for the new mini-deck and hopefully, save them from MamaC. I'll plant other perennials as well and just have the salvia for annuals-they seem to escape attack.

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I've gone through this before several years ago when our black cat Bin was alive. He had warned me about a group in the deer population, which as in all species, has tribes with distinct behavior and characteristics. This group is known as The Pruners and they aren't your typical cute grazers you see out in the fields at dawn and dusk. The Pruners have specific eating habits and are extremely destructive. However, unlike locusts who eat everything in sight, these guys love to sample a lot. If they were human, you'd see them flocking to buffets. 

"You should consider getting a dog-they are one of the best deterrents" Bin offered. "You'll still have deer but the groups will be small. Unfortunately, you can have bad luck and happen to have Pruners as part of your neighborhood group." 

I was gobsmacked to hear my dear feline friend, who has never held dogs in high regard, recommend that I get one. "Well, then be less irritated when the pooches in the 'hood start barking. They are being helpful, you know how they are. Even occasional barking will be heard as deer have excellent hearing. If they hear enough on a continued basis, some deer will be wary to stop by." "Well" I replied, "that is a Hobson's choice indeed." Thanks.

The late Bindiwankatterpi