A new ducky

As far as day to day life goes, here is what touches my heart and makes me happy.  A very hungry young duck showed up on the pond this morning.  I noticed it swimming as hard as it's little webbed feet could paddle, right behind our old female duck.  It's like it was saying, "mama, wait, is that you?" The duck looks about half grown...

 Thinking I'll probably never see this little duck again, I took pictures to show Poppy.  Sure enough, it left the pond.  Later, on my way to the chicken lot, I  met this baby duck waddling toward me.  I poured a pile of scratch feed on the ground and backed up a bit.   I probably could have stood there.  The duck was so hungry.  She ate all she could hold along with some old Roy dry dog food.  Do you think she will be ours?? 

  
I don't think this is a muscovy duck.  The coloring and the bill look different, and it has no sign of red on it's face...it almost has the look of a goose.  I'm thinking of names...if anyone has any suggestions!

I was back for another visit with my sister yesterday.  We had late afternoon plans that, guess what, got rained out!!  We were almost to our destination when we began getting flash flood warnings.  Immediately, the streets became flooded and I mean like 2 inches of rain fell in about 30 minutes.  We drove in the center lane and through the flooded streets and made our way out and back onto the interstate...toward home!!!  I've been worried this morning about a tree falling on the house.  The ground is so wet.  I should have named my blog "worry wart lane"!!  That sounds more like me!!!

Before the storm, we took a quick walk to the garden...in the big boots again...:)

That is one huge citron melon vine growing behind where Shelby is standing.  It goes on and on, and this is just 1 plant.   I'm sure there will soon be a pot of citron and sugar on the stove for making preserves.

Small citron melon...
 

Cows cooling in the shade...

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Love,
Henny Penny