On my first visit to Stone Mountain this year, I encountered an entire herd of deer, at least seven or eight individuals, with more probably lurking in the woods.
They were somewhat off the path, along the five-mile walking trail that circles the mountain. I encountered them about halfway between the two and two and a half mile markers. The terrain made it next to impossible to get any closer.
I almost missed seeing them. A passing dog startled the younger one in the first video and the sound of its hooves caused me to look.
As can be seen, they blend very well into the surrounding flora.
Note: These videos were enhanced using YouTube’s color correction and image stabilization tools. The originals can be accessed by searching the title, minus the zero in the number.
G. M. Lupo (ISNI: 0000 0005 0315 9196) is a native of Atlanta, Georgia where he has always had a dysfunctional relationship with his hometown. His most recent published work is the story collection Reconstruction (2020), part of his series of Atlanta Stories, which includes Fables of the New South (2017). Along with his novel, Rebecca, Too (2018), and his full-length play Another Mother, these constitute his Expanded Universe of Fictional Atlanta. He has also released a collection of essays, poetry, and stories entitled Words Words Words (2020).
He was the winner of the 2017 Essential Theatre Play Writing Award for Another Mother which had its world premiere in his home neighborhood of West End in August 2017, in the building that once housed the library where he learned to read as a child.
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