I love peaceful, quiet, sunny mornings… When the world feels calm & there is so much potential left in the day.

Not being a morning person & having my own business means I usually tend to have a schedule where I wake up later and stay up later, but there is definitely something to be said for getting an early start to the day. I love mornings when that actually happens and I am actually able to get up and get going. Both these photos were from the other morning, one of those such mornings and I just had to get outside while the world was still quiet & peaceful just before the craziness of the day…

This lovely little lady actually scared me when I came around the corner of the house. Living in the city, deer were about the last thing I expected to ever see when we moved into our new house. We have a nice, big yard though with lots of trees so they visit quite often. They are totally not scared of humans which is amazing (I guess we don’t pose much of a threat in the city other than when we are in our cars). It is definitely different to see, but they are such beautiful creatures. It is a great reminder that even though we humans have built up this area quite a bit, there is still a lot of nature around us.

The funny thing is that as I typed this post a raccoon sauntered across our front yard! This is the first time I have seen that, although I have heard that they are not that infrequent of visitors. Although I thought they were nocturnal usually? It is amazing to have so much nature surrounding us, I feel very lucky!