The Stag

One of the first photos I took after I purchased the property, was of this handsome fellow.  I rounded the bend of the driveway, and there he was.  Not terribly alarmed, he posed for a while.  Since then I've seen many deer wandering the property and beyond.

When it came time to pick a weather vane for the cupola on my cottage, I had many thoughts--and it's astounding how many choices there are!  A horse is a classic subject.  But since I'm not a horse person, it seemed like false appropriation.  The iconic French rooster sounded fun, but then it really isn't relevant to my life either.  Then I thought a beagle would be perfect--after all, one dominates many of my waking hours!  But that didn't seem generic enough.  What if I got a different breed of dog at some point--it would be so unfair!  And the next owners probably wouldn't want a beagle representing their home.  I finally decided this white-tail deer was an appropriate symbol of the area.

And today it went up.  My property is a perfect rectangle, with North and South the small ends.  And the compass sits square on the cottage.  But the buck will turn with the breeze--pointing into the wind.

Several of the rooms in the main house will look out on my new mascot as he reigns over my garden and home.