Happy Tales and Trails to YOU!

Wherever your weekend is taking you...

...whether you are hanging out with your best friend....

...or snuggled up reading a book... (I just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein -- two thumbs way up on this one!!!)

...or going for a walk in the woods...

 ...Katie, Sammy and I are wishing you a weekend filled with happy tales and trails!! 

p.s and seven sleeps until my birthday!!

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And here are few of the things that made me smile this week in case you missed them...

:: I joined the Color Wheel Charm Swap hosted by From the Blue Chair
:: I saw a recipe from Pots and Pins for Tomato Pie that I can't wait to try
:: Have you seen this incredible door photographed at Heaven is in Belgium?
:: I'm thinking really seriously about joining this Star Quilt-a-Long hosted by Happy Quilting
:: And have you see this Painting on Flowers DIY over at Creature Comforts?

That is Doe Amazing!

There have been a lot of happy things.

The type of happy things that stop you in your tracks to remind you how cool the world is.

My Mr. Happy found this nestled along some brush near the house.

Do you see it?  Give you a hint.  It's brown and tiny with spots all over.

How about now?  I think I see an ear!

Have you figured out what it is yet?

Yes, it's a baby deer... a doe! 

I could hardly believe we had the cutest little sleeping deer in our yard! 

How lucky we must be to not only have such a cool thing happen, but to also be able to find and enjoy it.

We read that a baby deer should be left alone unless you see a dead mom nearby.  The mom actually hides the baby on purpose after licking it clean to make it scentless as a protection from predators.  Mom will typically visit the baby 4-6 times a day to feed them.  Baby stays like this until it can effectively run with Mom away from trouble.

Although, it looks like we got close, that was all in the zooming lens of our cameras.  

We kept a respectful boundary.

The encounter was really something.  And I am sure now every time I see a young deer wander through the yard I will be thinking it is that same adorable baby that shared our lives for one short day.

An excellent reminder to slow down and take in the happy things around us.

Catepiller

Checking out creepy crawlies up close and personal = happiness!

I'm not 100% sure what this little guy (or gal?) is, but I am guessing some sort of caterpillar? He was dangling from a tree on the thinnest little white thread... some sort of daredevil or stunt caterpillar. I just thought his silhouette against the forest leaves was really darn cool!