The Dish by Darcy

It was still raining for the third day in a row and the deer was too far away to take good pictures with the rain making it hard to focus but when the Doe entered the water, it was a very cool moment. We had company at the time and we were all amazed as we watched and sipped our coffee in the kitchen. I know that deer swim but I thought they did it pretty much to get away from a predator or only if they were forced to, I didn’t know that they swim for pleasure. I’ve lived in the country for a long, long time and I’d never seen this before.

It was about 11:00 in the morning on Thursday, October 29, 2009. A Doe stepped into our Nebraska lake and went for a swim. She was calm and obviously enjoying herself. Out deeper and deeper, quiet and easy, no hurry, just going for a swim. I wish I had photos of her swim for you. It was a wonderful Nature moment.

Here’s a great photo of a Buck exiting at the same spot the Doe went in, different day, different season. He did not go swimming, he was just getting his feet wet.