On Display (Framed)

Four visitors lean against a wooden rail, backs to us, all attention fixed on a young fawn standing perfectly still on a rocky ledge across the way. Dappled sunlight filters through the trees behind the fawn, catching its reddish coat and the alert tilt of its ears as it studies the small crowd studying it. One woman lifts a camera to catch the moment while the others simply watch, shoulder to shoulder along the rail. It’s a quiet standoff between the fawn and its audience, neither side quite willing to be the one that moves first and breaks the spell.