Duckarama

Well, it’s been a real duckarama around the pond today. This morning began with the arrival of 2 mallards. Three wood ducks and 7 ring neck ducks followed shortly thereafter. Nine more ring necks and 2 wood ducks joined the party in the afternoon. And a partridge in a pear tree. They arrived and left in random numbers, leaving a sky full of contrails. Well, ok, it seemed that way. At any given time, the pond was full of birds. Of course, our 2 resident Canada geese observed all of this with the sanguine demeanor of expectant parents. Only the gods of goosedom know how many fuzzy little children from hell will be unleashed from those small ovoid cradles brewing evil in the nest of doom. Suffice it to say, unless the goose family is somehow coaxed or threatened from our premises, it will become goose poop central within a few days after the blessed event. My lovely bride has obtained a small bullhorn from the Oracles of Amazon. Upon hearing it in test, my ears fled town for several days, leaving a threatening note behind. That should scare the little demons right back into their shells. We’ll see all too soon. Many of today’s issue of birds are still on the pond as the sun sets and our little aerodrome closes the runways for the night.