"I cleave the heavens, and soar to the infinite. What others see from afar, I leave far behind me." Giordano Bruno (1548 – February 17, 1600)
Showing posts with label ducks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ducks. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Just Ducky! No Ducks but a Lone Bachelor Drake

"Be like a duck. 
Calm on the surface, 
but always paddling 
like the dickens underneath."
Michael Caine 
Rick Wackeman's instumental - "Ducks and Drakes"
A couple of weeks ago, I finally got my first indication that summer was truly underway. A personal tradition that began way back in 2008. Back then I shot a photo the first one of a pair of ducks, swimming on the pond/fountain at the complex where I work. I say pond/fountain as because it is so big I am never sure, even with the water spouts, whether it is one or the other. You could even describe it as a pool. If they didn't empty it for winter, it would make a jolly good skating rink. If they failed to empty it, it would crack from the expanding water as it froze.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

The Cool Silent Circle

The Cool Silent Circle

In a circular route they swim,
Safe from the treacherous crowd,
They present a lively picture,
On waters free from jagged rocks,
Free from malcontent and fear,
They present a whimsical picture,
They beguile her as she passes by,
She stops to stare as she cannot slip,
She can rejoice that they do feel safe,
In triumph, contented they swim on.

Quack!

© W. Heron, 2008 

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