The ducks are two weeks old today. To celebrate that event and today's 60-degree temperature, I took them for their first outing, down to the garden. It took Eggatha about two seconds to find a withered cilantro leaf and gobble it down. Eggatha and Daisy scrambled up the 6-inch side of the raised bed with ease. It took Maisy a few tries, but she made it. While they foraged, I walked around the garden to see if any more green stuff was growing. When I looked back, they were following me, just like a line of . . . ducks! I guess all that hand feeding, singing, and enforced cuddling worked. We're bonded. When they turned a corner, they stopped, as if they couldn't figure out where I'd gone. I realized that they were only seeing my legs, and they never see my legs. When I called to them, they made the connection and came running.
It was a lovely day in the garden.
More to come--please stop by again.
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