Up close to the mule deer . . .

Well, the kids and I went to town to order their glasses and pick up some groceries at Wal-Mart.  On our way home, just the road behind our house, we were entertained by the mule deer running along side us.

Mackenzie was the little photographer in the front seat getting all these great pictures.

We drove very slow along side them and tried to get some good pictures.  They'd startle every once in a while, but they never darted in front of me.

Here they are standing in the neighbor's, to the back of our house, front yard and looked right at Mackenzie.

Now, they decided it was time to bolt. (The house with the green roof is ours.  See, it's a ranch with a walk out basement.)

They were neat to watch trotting and then bouncing along.  They move like antelope when they are running/fleeing; otherwise they were at a casual trot.  Cassie said they look like a cross between a llama and a  donkey (hence, the mule ears that make them the mule deer).

They finally, cut through our back six acres, the one in the lead jumped the fence while the latter one crawled through. 

Running through our field to the other side, the road we live off.

After we passed them they jumped the fence again and off they go.