Our house is in a community that borders on a small lake. We are seldom disappointed to have a lack of events happening on the water. May 2nd was eventful. In the early morning, Bettylou, called out "Duck alert", and there they were. Mother Mallard was leading her brood of six down the back yard, through the fence and toward the water. We are told that there are no swim lessons for the ducklings or other preparation except to jump in and go for it. And so it was. A brief stop on the bank, Momma looks back and as if to say "OK guys jump in", away they went. We wish them well. There are hazards ahead, turtles in the lake, foxes on the bank and hawks overhead. Most will survive and return some day to their hatching place, which we never saw.
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