fall in nashville

fall seems to have finally arrived here. it was a gorgeous day in nashville today, so we took nicolas back to radnor lake this afternoon. as we hiked along the path, we saw 2 young deer cross ahead of us on their way toward the lake. nicolas was so excited he almost scared them off. he mimicked petting them as they walked, and he seemed to really want to touch them. so we had to explain (as best we could to an 18 month old) that you don't pet wild animals. he seemed to understand and we watched for several minutes as the deer drank from the lake. it was a really nice way to end the afternoon.