Just What I Needed
>> Thursday, April 12, 2007
A couple of weeks ago I went to Surrey to buy two Indian Runner ducks. It took forever to find the place, and when we finally got there it was a nightmare. When we pulled up, I swear to god that no less than a dozen kids under the age of 10 came streaming out the door, none of them looking as though they'd seen a wash cloth for at least a week. The smallest one had snot and dirt crusted on her face, and one of the oldest threatened to steal my car... There were also several older kids watching out the window, and two men and a woman. I actually felt sorry for the ducks that they'd been living at this place. After a long (not too sweet smelling) ride home, I put them in the duck house. It took them a couple of days before they would go outside in the pen, and I thought they'd never get brave enough to follow my ducks out into the wild blue yonder every day (they are free range and can really travel - I've found themmore than a half kilometer away from home). As the Surrey ducks were very similar looking, I felt they needed names that went together, and so it was that Laverne and Shirley became members of our duck flock.
And then today, while I was digging a new septic line (that's a whole 'nother story folks), my mom's friend calls to tell me she's found some ducklings for me.
Yay! 5 more ducks (and these ones are still so young they are "special needs"). Definitely just what I didn't need.
But Gitche Manitou works in strange ways.
Besides they're awfully darn cute.
Should anyone out there now of any good duck names, I am open to suggestions, having named 15 or so ducks in the last four years. Names that go together would be good. I've had Thelma and Louise (sadly both deceased), and Tom, Dick and Harry-ette (apparently she was not a drake after all)...
The picture here is of the newbies. They are currently living in a dog crate in the spare room...
And then today, while I was digging a new septic line (that's a whole 'nother story folks), my mom's friend calls to tell me she's found some ducklings for me.
Yay! 5 more ducks (and these ones are still so young they are "special needs"). Definitely just what I didn't need.
But Gitche Manitou works in strange ways.
Besides they're awfully darn cute.
Should anyone out there now of any good duck names, I am open to suggestions, having named 15 or so ducks in the last four years. Names that go together would be good. I've had Thelma and Louise (sadly both deceased), and Tom, Dick and Harry-ette (apparently she was not a drake after all)...
The picture here is of the newbies. They are currently living in a dog crate in the spare room...
1 comments:
how about naming them after the brady bunch?? or gilligans island. i always thought it would be sweet to have a pet named "the professor"
ha!!
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