I feel blessed that we live on a property with a pond.
And I'm tickled that we have two families of ducklings on the pond
Just this morning as I was walking around the path one of the moms caught my eye. Generally when someone walks by she scoots right in the water with the babies behind her. But she just sat still. I got a little closer...but not too close to see if the babies were there. I was able to zoom in and sure enough....the babies were all huddled under her and you could seem the squirming about.
Every few days they waddle through the backyard...and it's always a treat!
Make way for ducklings! Pure delight! And, gosh, that pond is beautiful! Thanks for the photo story, MaryAnn.
ReplyDeleteSeeing those duckling photos brings back a memory from 20+ years ago. Dave and I were vacationing in Chincoteague, VA, and Meg had joined us for a weekend. The three of us were sitting riverside on a dock somewhere when a mama and her baby ducklings came parading along the dock whose end was about three feet or more above water level. Mama left the end of the dock and entered the water and each of those trusting little babies just followed her right off the dock. They were SO tiny and light (younger than your crew), landing with barely a splash like fluffy ping pong balls! Just the sweetest : )
Pure delight indeed! Love your memory story Dotty! It must have been amazing to watch them follow mom right off the dock! Fluffy ping pong balls is a great descriptions! How fun!!!
DeleteI wanted to share with you that I went to an estate sale this weekend (my first time), and one of the things I picked up was a little book made up with hand made papers. Immediately, I got the bug to make a junk journal or art journal of sorts. Back in 2024 or maybe it was 2023, I got an ounce of joy from you and I never used did anything with it. Now my plan is to put them together for a 'Joy Journal' of sorts. I did not get to play with them yet, but perhaps this weekend! This will be a lot of fun I think.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your inspiring posts, MaryAnn. Especially for the journaling/collage/sketchbooks/fibers/etc/etc/etc. And of course thanks for the Joy.
Oh Ellen...this makes me so happy! You are so welcome! Sometimes things need to sit around for just the right moment....and I hope that's the case for the Ounce of Joy. Your book of handmade papers sound like a wonderful find! And I love the sounds of "Joy Journal".....I may have to adopt that for myself. You made my day!
DeleteSo much fun! By all means, adopt the "Joy Journal" label. I remembered that I have a brand new gelly plate that I can also explore. I got it when it was on sale, but then got distracted with other things. LOL
DeleteThanks Ellie! Ohhhh and gelli printing too! You've got some fun times ahead of you. If I can help in any way....just let me know. This kind of stuff gets me excited.
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