Sure Sign of Winter

I was writing at my computer this morning when I heard some leaves rustling outside. Must be a dog running loose, I thought.

Then I looked up from my computer and out the window. In the back yard, I saw a brown dog. A big brown dog. No, two big brown dogs. No..two regular sized DEER. (Because it was so unexpected, it took me a moment to process it all.) They must have sensed they were being watched. They looked over my way and we made eye contact, and then they sprinted off.

A sure sign that winter is here....