the Ducks are back

They have been coming for the last 14 -15 years. 

 It all started when I was in a hurry taking my (then) 5 year old to school and as usual we were late in getting to the car.   I told her come on and hurry get in the garage, and get to the car, as I was loading stuff up for some project we had to do that day at school....my daughter is stopped on the patio staring at the pool and I tell her (scream actually) "HURRY!! get in the car...."  And she proceeds to tell me that there are ducks in the pool.  "YEAH, right, ducks" is my answer.  So as I am grabbing her arm and trying to get her in the garage, I turn to look at what she's staring at, and LO and behold...there are ducks in the pool!

My annual duck visitors....2012

 Who would ever think that they would make this an annual thing?!  They've laid eggs over the time but never have they hatched, and mostly because my other dog I had (my golden retriever named Sinjin and then there was Rockie) was crazy to try to swim with the ducks, and I guess, they didn't like that...but they still would come back even with them there......

The egg that they are watching...The female sits on it at night when it is cold....

This year, they are being more diligent in watching their egg. I actually saw the males mate with that 1 female...(the HUSSY!)  but at night, they all come and the males swim while the female sits on the egg...and as I take my little doggies out to pee at night before bedtime, we're careful not to scare the ducks.....

we'll see if something comes out of this one!  Wouldn't that be a cute spring surprise!!!!

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