Well, everything you're telling is indeed profoundly magical and powerful, especially the deer! Yes, I also felt that a storm was to have an impact on your area.

My hole-digging capacity is impeded at the moment, perhaps one day I'll live in a place with a large backyard where I can do that, it sounds great for meditation, reminds me of the caves that the ancient teachers used to enclose themselves into in order to receive revelations. I'll try the tree leaf talk, though!