The children's song about the little ducks leaving the nest to fly away has always been one of my favorites. Every mother has seen their babies fly away and rejoiced. Life comes full circle. Animals live that same cycle. Babies grow up. Birds leave the nest. Life goes on. So when the three ducks show up every year near my patio I am not surprised. But I am puzzled that it always seems to be the same three. Something just doesn't seem right. It appears the one did not fly away at all. Five little ducks Went out to play Over the hills and far away. The mommy duck went "quack, quack quack," Four little ducks came swimming back... And then Three Two and One. A drake, a female duck (a hen) and a not quite a drake but still not a hen gather here on the 5th green of the golf course. She leads and the other two follow along obediently. They eat, sleep, and guard each other. Each and every day this time of year they come. I have not named them. Jinxing them would be very pos...
Retirement out here where the rubber meeds the road!
It looks so cozy and charming! Life is Good, indeed!
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Yes it is Barbara. I am grateful each and every day.
DeleteLooks like either place, you're in paradise. Enjoy the trip!
ReplyDeleteWe think so...it is just what we want and actually what we have created for ourselves. It is all good.
DeleteYou live in two of the very best places.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty good to me! Be happy.
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I have missed following you Keith. It is so good to see you here. Be well.
DeleteAll my best to you. What lovely landscaping. We are moving from Kansas to Indiana this summer. I hope that very few things got lost or broken along the way.
ReplyDeleteThe landscaping around your Park Model in Tucson looks fabulous. I haven't seen it for a few years - it has filled in beautifully.
ReplyDeleteIt is looking pretty good. Our yard here in Oregon is amazing this year. :
DeleteThank you all for your comments. We do live in two of the best places here in the states.
ReplyDeleteKeith, it is so good to hear from you. I went back to your blog to see what you are up to. I loved the Three Word Wednesday choices this week.
Karen, May the force be with you...moving is always an adventure. I will keep you in my thoughts.
Bob, we took most of it out before we came home. It is always a process when we return in the fall. It is one of of the things we love about returning to Arizona.
You lucky girl, you. Now, if you just had a private jet to whisk you back and forth (you don’t have a private jet, do you?).
ReplyDeleteAlas, here I am, stuck in Eugene, spring, summer, fall, and winter. Oh, well, it could be worse—I could be stuck in Maine.
No private jet but flying economy is not that bad actually. We will do that one day very soon!
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