Deer Season: Day 2

November 16th is my brother's birthday. Since it was already the 16th in Japan, we put a candle on the cheesecake and poured Leinie's seasonal Vanilla Porter in honor of Yoshi's birthday last night. The cheesecake was very nice. Light and heavenly. A good thing I baked a regular size cake. We wish we could actually share the cheesecake with my brother, not just the photos.  

Both yesterday and today Joe got to see deer at his deer blind. The most excitement he had was yesterday right after he got settled in his blind, still dark. He thought he saw a black shape the size of a deer. Just as the sunlight broke from the tree lines, the deer turned his head to leave in the way that Joe could make out his antlers. Joe vs Deer. Deer won on the opening day. Only if the buck stayed at the bait pile a few minutes longer till the legal shooting hour of daylight... 
Joe saw a spike horn today. A jumpy little thing. There are a few does that know Joe's bait schedule, right around 5 pm. They actually look in the direction that Joe walks in with his bait bucket.
I can't wait to get out with Joe next week when I have a day off.