Walking our dog in the woods this morning...a gray...drizzly...mosquito clad...unpleasant experience... We came out of the woods into a large meadow maybe a couple of acres in size. Not only is the path wet but the tall grasses on either side are so wet that they're slapping my pant legs and getting me soggy. I'm glad he's having a good run soooo a little wet, I'll manage.
As we're walking, I pause and look across the meadow the long grass blowing in the light rain and wind. And there walking majestically is a deer. Tall, beautiful, fluid in motion...amazing! The dog hasn't noticed (not so much a hunter our boy) and so after watching the deer for a minute or so I continue on following him.
I look ahead on the trail through the meadow. I'm thinking it's good he didn't see that deer. Not sure at 10 months if he'd take off after it. But then I look ahead there's 3 more deer! As we near they see us and unconcerned continue to graze. We come within 20 feet and then they move off to maybe 20 yards away. We stand and look at them. Beautiful. They stand and look at us. Wet and awestruck, even my dog is gazing (awestruck I suppose). He doesn't give chase.
We continue on our walk and I look back to see them , still there, unconcerned, beautiful.
As I round the trail -- more deer! Two here, two more there to the right. I thought the first one was beautiful but we're up to 8 now. Amazing, beautiful, unexpected.
Beauty comes unexpected as we travel through our days, wet, tired, busy, distracted, however you find yourself. I lift my head beyond the track in front of me and see beauty that God shows.
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