the blue muse

How cute are they?

The other night I took a little walk down to the swamp at the bottom of the hill I live on. As I walked up to the edge of the water I surprised a mama duck, I think she was a wood duck, though it was hard to tell. She promptly hopped into the water and took off, leaving her babies to scramble after her. They were so tiny and they huddled close together in a little ball of fuzz as they made their way out to their mama.

Mama, wait for us….

Ah, safe and sound, all together once more.

I was a little surprised that she didn’t stay to protect her babies, but glad that it all worked out in the end.

On the other side of the swamp there was a gaggle of geese, it looked like two sets of parents with their almost-grown children, all honking and clamoring around, just like noisy teenagers, not really listening to their parent’s instruction.

It was so good to be out walking, seeing babies, watching the sunset.

Enjoying life.

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Comments

there’s nothing more adorable than seeing little ducklings all together like this!

Posted by: Jillsy Girl | June 29th, 2011 10:48

Good to hear you are up and walking!!! And look what treat you found … just want to squeeze those little guys! I hope she is more protective when a bad predator comes around …..

Posted by: missing moments | June 29th, 2011 11:29

Sounds perfect.

Posted by: Kathryn Dyche Dechairo | June 29th, 2011 11:44

what a lovely experience! your photos are so, so pretty. have a great day 🙂

Posted by: Cindy | June 29th, 2011 12:34

So very sweet!

Posted by: Jamie S | June 29th, 2011 12:59

Oh she’s such a good mother. How cute they are 🙂

Posted by: Frida | June 29th, 2011 16:16

Oh, how very sweet! Thank you so much for the photos. I need a dose of “warm and fuzzy). This certainly fills my heart.

Posted by: Angie | June 29th, 2011 16:19

LOVE IT !!!