Duck Pond

A lazy dazy ducky day at Whatcom Falls Park.

And the Fog comes Rolling In...

Summer may have come late this year, but it's been beautiful since it arrived.  With the exception of a brief sprinkle in early September, we haven't had any rain since mid July. The morning fog has been starting to set in though, and by this weekend we should get our first real rain in nearly three months!   

Polar Dip

Hundreds of adventuresome people, including Lizzi, my husband and our daughters, ran into and out of Lake Padden very quickly for the annual Polar Dip.  Once most of chaos was over this brave bunch of hardy ducks took a full dunk into the 42 degree lake to celebrate New Year's Day.

Meal Time

The ducks come racing as my daughter approaches. They know it means a yummy lunch of stale bread at Whatcom Falls Park.

Jumping for Joy...

...or, well, just because jumping is fun!

Different

The little girl felt bad for him,

the different one.

She called out from the shore

stories of aberrant characters,

told him about Rudolph

and the Ugly Duckling.

Startled by her shouting,

he swam to join his darker brothers

and noticed

for the first time

he was different.

One Shot Poetry Wednesday

Through the Web

I've been treating every warm, sunny day as if it could be our last... according to most reports, it's going to be a particularly cold and wet winter. We've been blessed with sunshine this week, and so we've had a picnic every day. The ducks appreciated the leftover crumbs, but the spider had his own lunch.