We haven't had any ducklings since before Xmas so it was a surprise when Mother Duck brought her 8 ducklings to our place this morning.

Anti-clockwise from Chook: Daisy, Donald, Donnie, 1brain2ducks, Marie and unnamed MD with 8 duckies.

Chook had just been sleeping with the other ducks and really does think she is a duck. She also runs over and breaks up any attempts at duck mating, squawking loudly and pecking at them until they break up! Maybe she flew here from over the river to escape the roosters? LOL

Nothing exciting happening over here (for a change) except I have been ivolved in organising the Aus/NZ Cardiac Conference this week that was held here in Nelson. Sorry I didn't ring Cindy, but I didn't realise I had to help out at the rehabilitation sessions at the conference today!

I hope everyone is OK and I will try to read all the posts to catch up!

BROOOOOOOOOOOK
New Zealand (opposite seasons to USA)
1brain2ducks (Two twin large drakes)
DUCK aka Big Brown (Large drake)
Donald & Daisy & kids(Pekins)
Too many mallards some of which have names
Zoom (Cat)<br />

Where the Likely Lads lived! Now we have a nice, quiet guy who keeps to himself. He is obviously a duck lover as I often see them crowding around his front step.

I am so lucky that all our ducks (and Chook) are doing well. Darryl is still up and down and the big shock came when a regular on the diabetes forum (where we have been getting lots of diabetes help) died in her sleep. She was only in her late twenties and had been so supportive to Darryl as she had similar problems with her blood sugars all over the place. That's not to say Darryl will die in his sleep - he has me to make sure of that!!!

I do wish we had no neighbours. A new couple shifted in and she seemed lovely. Then her husband returned from his job away fishing and he looks like an ex-bikie - mean and controlling. Now she smashes down our rock dam on the river, destroying the ducks pond. I didn't know it was her so I built it back up. This happened several times until I marched over and asked if she knew anything about the dam being destroyed repeatedly. She said "My husband gets woken by the ducks.....", "My husband doesn't like ducks....", "My husband...." (get the picture?). I asked her why she didn't come and talk to me, wouldn't it have been a nice thing to do? She replied "Well...no" So I said "FINE, no communication then!" and walked away with her yelling stuff at me. Darryl wished I hadn't made a scene but I needed to know why the ducks didn't have a pond anymore. We will leave the river as it is until they move on (hoepfully) and then we can build it again!

Sorry I have only been visiting intermittently. Real life has a habit of getting in the way. Cindy's idea of a weekly update sounds great!