
My neighbor Jerry was right. As I was weeding this evening I noticed lots of hoof prints in the garden. And several plants showed signs of having been chewed on. Now I know the culprits...

Yep. Those are deer all right. I think I smelled them before I saw them. I noted a manure/barnyard smell before they came out from between the butchered honeysuckle between my yard and Jun's.
I didn't think male deer traveled together, but both of these deer had antlers and were obviously pals.
Where's Troy when you need him? I bet these two would be real tasty.

They weren't afraid of me at all. I just did my thing and they did their thing.
They hung out quite a while before they wandered down to Josephine's apple tree, and I lost them in the dark.

The mystery flowers are in full bloom. One is a dark purple and two are light purple.

The peas are blooming, too. Shouldn't be long before I'm picking pea pods.