[kalee]

We had a small flock of ducks, who we used to call “the neighborhood gossips”. They kept close watch on the comings and goings in our driveway and the adjacent road. When they heard a car they would run, really more of a fast waddle, to the gate to crane their necks to see who or what it was. If it went on by they would mumble and mutter disappointedly among themselves in a low voice. If it pulled into the drive they became excited and sort of danced and “talked” louder.
I was really fond of my ducks. They were amusing to watch and good companions in the garden. They were massacred one Halloween night when unknown horrid pranksters came on our property, climbed over our fence and cut off their bills. Painful to even remember and I have not gotten more.

[Yardstick]

Ducks are really funny to watch. There’s a gang of them that hangs out in a nearby park with a pond iand I always get a kick out of them. There are also geese depending on the season but they have nowhere near the personality of those silly ducks.

[tumblindice]

My grandfather managed to breed some four-legged chickens. He figured he would make a lot of money selling drumsticks to KFC. But he counted his chickens before they were cotched.
You see, the problem was they were impossible to catch. Once they got up to speed they could outrun a car. You see them from time to time, these chickens in the mist.

[lee martell]

Kalee, Thanks for the story of the gossiping ducks. I’m so sorry you had to deal with somebody being cruel to them. Some folks have a weak sense of self, therefore they a quick to try and injure or kill something less strong or less intelligent. That’s the kind of person that will snap a sapling in two, those decorative fruit saplings you see as landscaping. The ducks felt comfortable near your presence.