Wednesday, May 12, 2010

our daily breadcrumbs

i take a walk every single day, usually with ned.
we are fortunate to live so close to several ponds
that are FULL of life.
mostly, we see mallards.
hundreds of mallards live on the ponds year-round.
they are quite comfortable around us
and will eat right out of our hands.
there’s one gimpy-footed male mallard -
his name is “buddy” and i always feed him extra.
then, there’s one big white farm duck -
his name is “white duck” and he's the boldest duck out there.
we see lots of canadian geese, too.
they HISSSS at us if we get too close.
there have been giant flocks of skittish, untrusting
american wigeons,
and a few random black ducks (scoters, maybe?).
right now, there are babies.
so cute, so fluffy,
so eager to gobble up the crusts from our morning toast.
today, my stars aligned:
i had ned,
i had my camera,
i had all the time i needed,
and i had loads of breadcrumbs.

7 comments:

Emily said...

Ned must love his walks with you! Look at how cautious and gentle he is with the babies! You will have the perfect place to take your home duckling back to its environment someday soon!

Dawn said...

What a fun thing to be able to do everyday! I love the pic of the duck eating out of Ned's hand~xoxo

Vava (aka Virginia) said...

There's just something REALLY unique, special & beautiful with you and Ned. Hearing of your walks is better than a storybook...GREAT pics!
xoxo

MA said...

I love that Ned!

Dianne said...

Is Ned wearing his sunglasses? How adorable!and cool! He will remember these walks forever. Very smart of you Catie!

sewmuchwhimsy said...

What's happening with the egg?!!

Ned is so precious in those shades. xoxo Gretchen

Rebecca said...

Nothing could be cuter, and good on your head for being so prepared! You have captured a very special moment here indeed...

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