a duck profile...

...with war paint

today...

quack -quack... i heard jade was all the rage... see how it glistens in the sunlight around my head and neck? it's supposed to be better protection...

from what?

quack - - the geese... they've been very rascally around the lake lately...

and on that note - there arose a great wailing of honking and clattering behind us... by the geese in residence... proving his point - nothing i could argue with - so i admired his coloring - and snapped a few shots before he waddled off into the water - making for...

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happy day.....