staying above water...

barely... with his barrel chest it almost looked like he was gonna land smack in the pond. somehow he stayed hovering then hit the shore line with a plop... startling other ducks and geese as well as me.

i found myself saying to him, "are you okay? that was a close landing... aren't you supposed to be up a bit higher? you should be more careful so you don't get hurt." then i looked around reallizing i'd been talking out loud - to a duck no less. fortunately, no other humans were close by and the other ducks and geese that were around? well, they were just honking and squawking at me in response like old friends. i think i muttered something like "glad we could have this conversation..." before scurrying off.

i've gotta find some new friends...

happy day.....