The Goldeneye and the Merganser

The interesting thing today, down on the canal, was that there was a male goldeneye and a female merganser, swimming fairly close to one another. The merganser appeared to be trying to get comfy with the goldeneye. He, on the other hand was having none of it. I assume she thinks he's a merganser. It was quite comical.
     In other news I received a proof in the mail of Life Is A Carousel, my next book of stories and poems. It's not the final version, just a stage along the way, but compared to yesterday, life feels good.
Extra: Ms merganser in clever camouflage.