Lagniappe's Lair

Well what to follow up on last night's commute with? Obviously we need to go to the other extreme this morning, as I'm driving down ...

A herd of deer came by at dusk. There were ten of them in the group, all munching on the corn that I put out earlier. I scanned the group ca...

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while know that the area around The Lair is infested with deer. They're all over the pac...

Since I needed a break from dealing with dogs who snack on rat poison, I spent the morning assembling my first batch of test rounds for the ...

Tasty venison looking back at me. View from my bathroom window. There were two of those bucks out there, plus a doe. Here's the oth...

Outside my window currently. Young fella. Still has the fuzz on his antlers and hasn't learned to be wary like the seasoned bucks yet. ...

Murphy and I serve them corn. I guess the feral cat was a plus one. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

The first thing that I saw when I looked out my window was a big buck eating the deer corn that I'd put out last night. I watched him fo...

What a great way to start out the day. Driving down the road, minding my own business, and all of a sudden freaking Bambi runs right out in ...

Because when I look out my window, I see nature. And nature sees me. It's hot, so she's just lounging. Waiting on the evening corn t...

I took the bike out today. I drove to Brunswick, MD with it, parked at the train station, and headed off down the C&O Canal, getting on ...

This morning, wanting to see if the latest round of fixes to my leg in the form of my temporary modifications to it were going to hold up, I...

It's Thursday. Didn't do too much today. Dropped Lagniappe off at the vet for a check-up (told them to check the oil and rotate the ...

Since the snows came, my regular deer visitors have been conspicuously absent. But today, for the first time in a couple of weeks, I've ...

Wasn't it enough that I put out corn every now and again? Now it looks like I'm running a deer Bed and Breakfast. This particular d...

And it's not just black German Shepherds this time. First of all, I had three yearling bucks come down to eat the corn in the back yard....

"Oh my God! Do they bite?" Exclaimed by Nicki--with more than a tinge of panic in her voice--upon seeing real, live deer step out ...

Ah, stereotypes...everyone loves 'em, usually because there's some truth behind them. One of my favorites about West Virginia is the...