Oh Dear, it's a deer!

After spending some great quality time with family over the Christmas break, we made our usual trek from Statesville to Fuquay Varina.  We were engaged in normal conversation when a rather large buck decided to play a game of tag.  We were about 5 miles east of Siler City on Highway 64 when this huge animal jumped right in front of our car.  We hit him, I hit the brakes, Lisa screamed, Mary's eye grew large...all within three seconds.  Fortunately, the air bags didn't deploy, and no one was hurt or slightly injured.  Except maybe for the car...only $3750 worth of damages, but thank you Allstate for taking care of that.

As you can see, the Buick decal is missing.  I watched it fly over the car the moment after impact, and no doubt it's firmly detailed on the side of the buck.  So if you know of someone in Chatham county, let the know to look out for the buck with the Buick emblem.

I'm most thankful for God's protective care that night.  It could have been much, much worse.  For whatever reason, we endured that episode and are much more cognizant of deer roaming around the roads and highways.

As for the buck, he didn't get knocked down. He merely lost his balance, but quickly regained it and continued to jaunt across the highway into the woods.  Oh well, maybe next time I come across a buck, I will be armed with a gun while seated in a tree stand.  Until then, be careful and watch out for those amazing creatures.