Snaking around

As I started to climb the step, I saw a tiny head climbing onto the concrete. I waited, of course, and then it crawled up and slid across the step down to the other side. I thought it was a garter or garden snake; it was very evenly patterned, and quite long.

     A few minutes later, I heard a car slow down, and 2 young deer had crossed the road and run  into the very same area behind the shed as last year's family of doe and 2 fawns. Sadly, one of those fawns had been killed crossing the road. If I hear the squeal of brakes, I'm not looking.