Jean Dessellier is happy to share her backyard apples with this four-legged visitor. It looks like this young deer has found the perfect fall setting, complete with fruit for snacking, too.

Deer and critters in the Dessellier’s backyard, but around the front of the house there are some spooky looking visitors. They’re all decked out for the Halloween season with goblins, ghosts and pumpkin visitors. I really like the ‘Pacman’ type pumpkin, getting ready to gobble up a line of ghosts and the little pumpkin kid in the bottom photo, too. That’s quite an entertaining display, bringing smiles to folks that pass by their Lake Linden home.

We wrap up today with Secrets of Space taking a look at the Night Sky October 2025 Events – Orionids Meteor Shower. The lead-in to the video says: “In the northern hemisphere, October evokes thoughts of crunchy leaves, jack-o-lanterns, and yes, even those pumpkin-flavored drinks and treats. It also signals a full turning of the seasons; after the equinox in September, we’re into aurora season – and it turns out to be meteor season too! This year, the October night sky is going to be a great one. As in years past, October is meteor season there are seven meteor showers that reach peak activity during the month! There are also chances to see asteroids, dwarf planets, and other planets in our solar system too. Be sure to mark your calendar for October 21st (that’s tomorrow!!), the peak of the Orionids meteor shower and highlight of the month.”

Very cool. I think it's cool that there are people
out there who want to put smiles on kid's faces
when they're trick or treating. And, of course, we
adults enjoy the seeing also.

Quite the display!!
Jean should chop
up the apples into
smaller pieces, as
a deer has weak jaws
and can’t eat anything
that doesn’t fit into
it’s mouth.
The fourth pic looks
like that old video
called Pac Man.
The video looks
Interesting, but I’ll
have to check it out
later.

WOW...how fun! Great decorations. I just love them.

I agree with Alex...cut the apples if you can...the
deer got little bitty jaws that can't open big
enough to bite an apple....although they do have
really sharp hooves to cut them when they need to.
That deer has excellent munchies!

Good stuff~

Hi
Interesting video, but most of the October meteor
showers are already past. If the cloud cover
permits (rain showers are predicted here in
Jackson), I'll look for the Orionids.

There's no tie-in with today's photos, but a
couple of friends and I were in the Eastern UP
last Friday on color tour. We took M-123 up to
Tahquamenon Falls, visiting both the lower and the
upper falls. We came back by Whitefish Bay Scenic
Byway that runs along the southern edge of
Whitefish Bay before striking I-75 and heading
back to Cheboygan. Except for I-75, the fall color
and scenery were beautiful.

The deers' small jaws surely didn't have any problem chomping on my mums last night! Right on the front porch! Maybe a tough winter coming on and they're consuming whatever they can right now(?)

Every positive thought we pass between us makes
room for more light.

John Lewis

When we feed the deer, we always cut the apples. My
hubby thinks I'm crazy, but I've seen them
struggle, especially the fawns.

So.... I need to plant flowers that are as big as apples? The deer just love my blossoms. Expensive deer feed!

There's been quite a bit of sky action recently on Isle Royale. Occasionally I'll see a meteor streak.

Those are gorgeous....the webcams go black and
white at night (on Isle Royale) UNLESS there's
bright enough color to kick off the colored cam.

Sometimes the lights aren't bright enough, but you
can tell the lights are there....it's pretty cool.