Oh ducklings!
There is a pond, well a mill lodge where I lived until recently.
Ducks on it.
I saw my daughter across the road one evening as she went to her friend’s.
A man at the bus stop said “ Here, take this ,I just found it, and my bus is here”
Into my hands he put s newly hatched duckling.
No sign of the mother,we had no idea how it got on the other side if the road to to the pond.
I took it home ,fed it crumbs and put it in a bobble hat in a little lidded basket ,then hung that behind the freezer where it would be warm.
I was working at a School for children with educational and behavioural difficulties.I had to take it to school with me .
They called it Daffy Duck .
We reared it but it was so tame I believe it had not seen its mother and was probably imprinted on the man who picked it up but adjusted to any person.
The day came when we felt it ought to be with its own kind,so we took it to the pond,but had flown “ home” and was waiting for us at our house.
So we took it to another pond not far away, there were anglers there and it settled by one ,eyeing the maggots he had.
However it stayed there and was popular with the anglers as it was so friendly
There was a group of residents who looked after the water fowl on the second pond and one came some time later to tell me that Daffy had a brood of nine ducklings ,so that was alright .
But what a privilege to have that experience.
Now to the diary— what a hot day !
Number two son phoned to see if all was well.
I assured him it was .
Neighbour who gave the Tea for One box asked if she could add to her Asda
list for tomorrow’s delivery .Asked for a few things.
Had a really nice tea. thin smoked salmon dry fried, added a little pot of frozen finely chopped spinach and some single cream,pepper, had new potatoes and green beans with it.No need for salt ,salmon has enough.
Had offer of lift to visit people inShropshire with whom I used to live,well the daughter. When all this is over,from a neighbour.
She said we could do it there and back in a day ,but I said no, we would stay the night, if she did the driving I would see to food and accommodation.
I will offer Petrol too. Only fair. It is too much in a day as there are the people she will want to visit and my person. Who are related.
She agreed so I am looking forward to that.
Aren’t people kind!
Why are some so unpleasant ,like Roobarb’s neighbour?
Weren’t the scenes at beaches shocking, and for the Lifeboat crews and Coastguards to come under criticism is dreadful.
Heath / moorland fires at Daren near Bolton.
Fire crews asking for people to dispose of disposable barbecues responsibly .
The idiocy of some people!
That is why I think to ease the lockdown now will be dangerous, just a little
more time would have been better.
Some people will always flout the rules.
Goodnight everyone,well good morning ,(Morse is on)
Viktoria.
to
