When I saw this prompt I knew EXACTLY where I would go with it. How fun is that? Very, I say. Should you ever want to join in on Crispina’s challenge, just click here and see the what’s what which is pretty much anything you feel like. What’s not to like?
A Quiet Spot
He paddled into his quiet enclave, looking forward to getting some shut-eye.
Psst! Hey you! Over there in the reeds!
What? Who said that?
Over here, look to your left towards the shore!
I see you. What do you want?
Wanna join us? It’s great here.
Looks kinda crowded to me.
Nah… there’s room. My buddy here will scootch up. Whaddaya say? Must be lonely over there all by yourself.
It’s nice and quiet.
It would be quiet here, too, Daisy, if you’d just shut up and leave him alone!
Fine. I’ll shut up, then.
It can be hard to find a quite place. Especially with Daisy around. Great duck photos.
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She is a bit of pain… Thank you! (for mine, anyway)
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That Daisy Duck – always got her beak in someone else’s business. Lovely pictures.
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That she does!
And thank you! I’ve never seen ducks line up on a branch like that!
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Great photos, Dale, and the perfect answer. As ever. Well done 🙂
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We were walking along and my friend pointed them out to me. Darn, she says, I don’t have a strong enough zoom. Move over, Sistah coz I do! Well… it’s not THAT powerful but did the job.
So glad you enjoyed my take 🙂
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It was excellent, Dale
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So glad you like. A bit of fun never hurts!
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I like a bit of fun. You know I do
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As doI!
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Yay! Here’s to fun!!!!
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Woot!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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Q
Daisy Duck makes an appearance, ladies and gentleman! Of COURSE you knew where you were going with this. You could have your own weekly challenge, yanno? I hear tell you’re mighty good at these challenges, and unlike too many Muricans, I don’t get my news from fake (or Fox, same difference) sources. 😉
And really, I totally relate to wanting that little bit of quiet time. It’s mostly the makeup of my MO, though, so there is that.
Shout out to the Mistress of Challenges. Get ducky!
B
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B,
Yes, my peeps, she does! And no, I don’t always immmeeedjately know where I’m gonna go with these. I dunno ’bout that. I’m too lazy to. You hear tell, eh? I like to think I hold my own 😉
I have to tell you, I, too can relate to it. It has become part of my makeup that I didn’t know I had until the past 5-6 years.
Why thank you!!
Q
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You may not know where you’re immeejiately going with them, but you always know what you gonna do with em when you get there. So one way or another, it’s home run time.
It’s one of those things where I don’t judge people who say “I miss being around people” because it’s by and large the way most normal peeps are. I’m a little less than normal and I admit as much. I like to know all kinds inhabit the earth, and we should all be okay with that. We gotta get back to being okay with it, in my humble opinion.
No, thank U
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Well.. I kinda formulate a plan as I start going through my own matchy-matchy pics 😉 Something triggers something and then something gets written and then someone tells me it’s a home run!
No. No good comes from judging others, I say. Even you must yearn, once in a blue moon for some kind of human contact, even if only briefly 😉 Just like I am quite all right with being alone – something I never could do before. Like at all.
Sweet!
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Your formulating is worth celebrating.
Is matchy anything like witchy? And do sparks fly from your fingertips during the decision making process? Just wondering . . . .
Not ever. And we live in the age of judgements on the fly. Self serving service that serves no damn good.
The feeling, yes of course. And yes, I think we learn ourselves new and different realities all the time.
As pie.
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That is more than cool to hear.
It could be. There might even be lightening sounds…
Gah. Do we ever. Oh my gawd. Heaven forbid we choose to be ourselves. And – the nerve – relatively happy about it, to boot. None, whatsoever.
We do. We adapt, We grow, We enlighten ourselves (and sometimes others)
Or honey
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Cool as old school.
She’s definitely got the moon in her eyes, definitely . . .
Right? It’s ass backwards and bass ackwards and how in the age of reckless nonsense can us right minded peeps ever make it through?
I guess that’s how.
Oh yes
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Now that IS cool.
Does she? 🙂
It is. And for the love of Pete, haven’t we evolved to that point yet? Sorry… Rhetorical question.
I figure so.
And maple syrup.
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Seguro.
It’s what the song says, and far be it from me to go against what the song says . . .
Don’t be Sorry. Be . . . Sorryless
Boom!
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Seguro, si? You talkin’ Alan Jackson LOL! https://youtu.be/3daxGCjIQ6c
But hell yes… porqué no?
You right… I be Sorry… less.
Kaboom!
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Haha!
Indeed!
Thatta girl!
You know it . . .
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😉
Ta dah!
I learn from the best.
As do you…
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Now if only the Canadiens would win the Stanley Cup, we’d have the whole world figured out.
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Now you be dreamin’! I’m still hoping that day will come again.
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To think, Tampa . . . Tampa!
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No. I just.. I just… can’t.
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Sad ain’t it?
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Too sad.
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Tampa has quite a run going. From the Lightning to the Bucs with Brady and now the Rays in the World Series. Who knew?
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Who knew, indeed? They’re hitting all the bases/nets/goals…
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I mean, the world truly is upside down when freaking Tampa is the center of the sports universe.
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No kidding!! What the hell?
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And let’s not forget, Kanye is in the on-deck circle for 2024.
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That still on? The circus keeps getting bigger, doesn’t it?
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The tent was created somewhere in the mid 19th century and back then it was done for entertainment purposes. Little known to those peeps, it would ring so true all this time later.
#kanyeandtherock2024
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It has so changed,has it not? Who could think the clowns would become the most “important” part…
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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right . . .
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Great. Thanks for the earworm!
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Not a horrible one, at least
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True. Ain’t too bad at all
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😉
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😉
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😉
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This is delightful and so are you!
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Thank you dear Rene! You are a delight!
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We are delights! Right? 😊
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That we are! 😀
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🥂
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LAUGHING…
Scootch over for me too.
💋💋💋💋💋
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So glad you are LAUGHING! Scootch over, you say? C’mon, Girlfriend! 😘😘
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Awww… she was only trying to be friendly. 😉
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I know. Nor everyone is so receptive! 😁
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Hahahaha. Good one Dale. 😁
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Haha! Maybe Daisy should invite Twiggy over…😉
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She would come.
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Course, Twiggy doesn’t like to get wet so maybe Daisy can invite her close to the water without going in…
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Twiggy hates the water so maybe.
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I’m thinking…
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So much fun, and great photos!
A few times at the river, I’ve seen one duck amidst the geese. One time the geese were all honking, and he kind of looked around and then quacked. I really wondered if he was or trying to be part of the flock.
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So glad you thought so!
That must have been so cool to witness! I like to think that’s exactly what he was trying to do.
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I do, too!
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So fun.
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I think I’d stay where I was and retain the peace and quiet!
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I think I would, too!
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Lovely pics! And loved the take too❤
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Thank you, Ramya!
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Dear Dale,
Dare I say this was ducky? 😉 And I love your photo.
Shalom and lotsa web-footed hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Oh you would definitely dare! Glad you love my photo(s) 😉
Shalom and lotsa peace and quiet love,
Dale
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Made me smile. 😃
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That makes me smile 🙂
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All he wanted was some peace and quiet! 😉 Loved it, Dale! xoxoxoxo
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Yanno… Some days that peace is at a premium…
Glad you loved. 😊
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Oh, yes I know!!!!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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I’m sure you do
xoxoxoxo
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❤️
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen ducks line up like that. Nicely done, Dale. 🙂
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Me neither! So cool.
Thank you, Robin 😊
(Working on my Walktober…trying to rein it in!
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Go big, Dale. Go big. 😀
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You may regret those words, Robin… 😉
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Nah. After the way 2020 has been, we should all go as big as we can. 😀
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When you put it that way… 😊
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Aaaawh – we are right now at Lago Maggiore in Locarno and visited Ascona. Rain, rain, rain…. fog, thick to cut and out on the large lake, far off, 2 swans with their plumes open…. majestically sailing through all this as if it were the best news ever.
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Now THAT’S a gaggle of geese, erm…ducks. Nice job!
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Right! Wait… what’s a grouping of ducks… wait… Imma look it up… a raft of ducks!
And thank you 🙂
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Yup, but ‘raft’ doesn’t really sound as fun as a gaggle. 🦆
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Not even close. I agree.
How about a Dilly of Ducks?
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LOL! Loved this! Them ducks in a row were about to get into a row, eh? 😉
I laughed — so funny!!! 🙂
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Ya like that, eh? I loved seeing them like that. And I love that you laughed and enjoyed!
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🙂 xoxo
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Sweet and funny, Thunder! Love it.
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That’s all I want to hear 😉
Glad you did!
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😀
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