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I was working in Raritan, NJ today. I pulled over to the side of the road in order to inspect the gas meter on a house. When done I noticed this deer standing on someone’s front lawn across the street. She was just staring into the window in the front of the house. And she remained there for a good 10 - 15 minutes. And so did I. She sometimes moved away, messed around with a bush, walked in a circle, but always returned to the window. At one point her nose was practically touching the glass. I know not what so fascinated her inside the house. And I know not what so fascinated me to watch this deer do it’s deer-thing for so long. Maybe it was the quietness of the area - only the wind and the birds adding soundtrack to the otherwise silence of nature - and the deer, thinking it was alone, doing what naturally came to it, unhindered by outside influence. And so I stood there taking pictures of my new deer friend until she turned and saw me. She did not run or even seem to care, but it was at that point that I returned to my truck to get back to work.

And it was a good day.

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