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one new FFO and some garden visitors

11 years ago

Last night we had a t-storm here. The daylilies seemed to like it because I had a lot flowering. They were ones I had posted before though. I did have one new one, Mephistopheles. Marg

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Then I noticed the garden 'visitors', 2 of them. They didn't seem to be afraid of people because we followed them around and took pictures and they kept looking back at us as if to make sure we were still there! They started out in the main garden and then marched into the hosta garden.

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And the self guided tour began in earnest!

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They ended with a bang.

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Showing off(My foot slipped when I was taking this shot)

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celeste/NH
11 years ago
I love the ducks. I suspect they wandered away from someone's yard or pond and took a liking to your place. I raised ducks and geese for many years and these photos put a smile on my face this morning, just remembering. Cute!

Celeste
dementieva
11 years ago
Haha, great ducks!

Nate
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maximus7116
11 years ago
Mephistopheles is a nice daylily, but your geese photos take the cake. The only time we had them was with our pool, when they'd occasionally come for a swim in early summer.
organic_kitten
11 years ago
Mephistopheles is pretty, but the duck photos take the cake. What a pleasant thing to happen. Thank you for sharing your visitors.
kay
newyorkrita
11 years ago
Beautiful ducks and look very different from the ones I am used to seeing around here (but not in my yard). How interesting that they came to visit.
shive
11 years ago
I loved your photos of the ducks' adventure. I've never seen any that looked like that before. That's a cool photo of Mephistopheles.

Debra
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
11 years ago
We had a group of ducks land in our back yard a few years ago and my garden cat fell into a trance watching them waddle along. They flew away along with his day dreams. I love the pictures of your ducks. Not like any ducks I've ever seen. They look fat and happy.....Maryl
jean_ar
11 years ago
The daylily is very pretty, but, I loved the ducks photo's.I use to raise ducks many years ago, had some that looked simular to these., it brought back many memories of my ducks ai had, which was all kinds.Love these photo'd and thank you for sharing hem.

jean
mantis__oh
11 years ago
Super pictures on the rock! I had garden visitors that I caught last night--two fawns that have been ravaging neighborhood gardens. Definitely less welcome than yours!

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