tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post482555581745380024..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Just Ducky!!The Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-51528707665440016002009-05-05T00:42:00.000-04:002009-05-05T00:42:00.000-04:00Great photos of the Mallards! great story too! :)...Great photos of the Mallards! great story too! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-65060483654389036282009-04-30T10:55:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:55:00.000-04:00Gotta love the ducks. And the boys are so handsome...Gotta love the ducks. And the boys are so handsome.Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-1977702590561279132009-04-30T09:58:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:58:00.000-04:00Joycee: What voices? hahaaaa I will visit your blo...Joycee: What voices? hahaaaa I will visit your blog today for sure!<br /><br />Grannyann: Glad I made you smile.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-70027350283043489322009-04-30T09:55:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:55:00.000-04:00I loved the close ups of those geese. What a cute...I loved the close ups of those geese. What a cute story also. Gave me a smile to start the day.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474339462986922659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-56472410971302901052009-04-30T09:33:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:33:00.000-04:00I knew I had a kinship with you...I have voices in...I knew I had a kinship with you...I have voices in my head too! Cute post and great pictures! Come take the lipstick test at grannymountain...<br />joy c.Joy Tiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183952085695405635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-73965172867373972462009-04-30T09:28:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:28:00.000-04:00Bernie: Thanks so much for the lovely compliment!
...Bernie: Thanks so much for the lovely compliment!<br /><br />Loree: Their feathers look irredescent (spelling?) when you see them in person.<br /><br />DVM: On a college campus, there is always love all about. haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-67054378703092920432009-04-30T08:14:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:14:00.000-04:00So funny! I'm always wondering what those ducks ar...So funny! I'm always wondering what those ducks are really saying. <br />Great little story.<br />Such is life on a college campus!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930015889151178654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-89677705004495722162009-04-30T02:32:00.000-04:002009-04-30T02:32:00.000-04:00WHat gorgeous colours those mallards have. Cute st...WHat gorgeous colours those mallards have. Cute story too :)Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-12844056399264222122009-04-30T01:34:00.000-04:002009-04-30T01:34:00.000-04:00You are so funny and you do take beautiful picture...You are so funny and you do take beautiful pictures. I read my blogs when I come to bed and I am so glad I have found yours, it always makes me smile or I see something so lovely that I always go to sleep with happy thoughts. You really have a way with words and a gift for photography.....thank you for sharing.....:-) BernieBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-17854948996783255052009-04-29T21:50:00.000-04:002009-04-29T21:50:00.000-04:00Aria: Thanks! She sure is a wonderful colorist! ha...Aria: Thanks! She sure is a wonderful colorist! ha<br /><br />Roshni: Thanks! I loved seeing those wonderful birds.<br /><br />Ratty: Yes, his buddy might have wanted a little chick action of his own!<br /><br />JJ: thanks~! <br /><br />Insanity Kim: Me thinks all those colorful males were just play-yahs.<br /><br />Lizzie: they look like golden galoshes!<br /><br />June: Clucky, huh? I am getting older, but I am not dead yet. ha<br /><br />Shellmo: I thought they looked like they were smiling, too!! But if I was as beautiful as they are, I would be smiling all the time too! haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-10396163740349122422009-04-29T21:03:00.000-04:002009-04-29T21:03:00.000-04:00Lol! This as such a cute duck story! I swear in th...Lol! This as such a cute duck story! I swear in that first photo - both those ducks are smiling!!<br />Looks like the mallards need some more chicks around...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-79247992878383986052009-04-29T19:31:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:31:00.000-04:00Perhaps you're getting clucky too Retired One!
Age...Perhaps you're getting clucky too Retired One!<br />Age is no barrier to feeling alive ...June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-14543400641433364582009-04-29T18:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:37:00.000-04:00Gorgeous photos. I love ducks with their wonderful...Gorgeous photos. I love ducks with their wonderful colours and those flippy-floppy feet.lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717304445586026003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-46725718883222960662009-04-29T18:27:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:27:00.000-04:00I love how clear your pix are (pining for your cam...I love how clear your pix are (pining for your camera!)<br /><br />George Washington and Zelda are doing fine as well; they represent the settled, happily married mallards...loved seeing the "single" side of it all! hahaha!Insanitykimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026989747334897393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-40458141475762551232009-04-29T18:13:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:13:00.000-04:00Cute story and great pics!Cute story and great pics!J.J. in L.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14394864319127058771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-53267466814907306022009-04-29T17:45:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:45:00.000-04:00Great photos, and I love the story! I think Mack's...Great photos, and I love the story! I think Mack's buddy was hanging around too much. He ruined it for him.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-44494193814054614942009-04-29T17:31:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:31:00.000-04:00Great story with great illustrations!!Great story with great illustrations!!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-81656931735543154402009-04-29T17:22:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:22:00.000-04:00Fantastic shots Joan! The green on their collar/h...Fantastic shots Joan! The green on their collar/heads really pops... that God is one heckuva colorist, isn't (s)he? ;-)Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625682101666386299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-3153798006800053142009-04-29T17:12:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:12:00.000-04:00I am LOL because my last name is Mack!I am LOL because my last name is Mack!Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-32539878649099923632009-04-29T16:58:00.001-04:002009-04-29T16:58:00.001-04:00Scrappy: I love to watch them,too!
Steve: Thanks!...Scrappy: I love to watch them,too!<br /><br />Steve: Thanks! They are so beautiful in color...one of my favorite subjects to photograph!<br /><br />Gaston: It is a Panasonic Lumix. For the model number, go to my older posts,about 4 or 5 back where I posted the second set of snowstorm photos...at the end of the post, I blogged the model number because I had a lot of readers ask.<br /><br />Kearsie: Cute dialog. Maybe we could write a children's book together? Now THAT would be a blast!!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-62984365821559925982009-04-29T16:58:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:58:00.000-04:00If this is retirement...then i want one too...this...If this is retirement...then i want one too...this is so much fun :))..things i have always wanted to do...but a working mom always has to make choices and priorties :(Ektahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563464297510852679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-68320096899315212762009-04-29T16:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:37:00.000-04:00The subtle mating of ducks:
That one duck was like...The subtle mating of ducks:<br />That one duck was like, dude I'll say Quack: Hey hot mama, you come to these waters often? and then you can be like Quack: "this guy is the coolest guy in this stream" and then she'll be like Quack: OMG you're so cute I love your tail feathers and then I'll be all Quack: So whatcha doing right now? and then you can be all Quack: I've gotta skeedaddle and leave you two lovebirds alone and then I'll be all Quack: Let's go stick our butts in the air and heads in the water over here and get fresh. Ok?Kearsiehttp://soundsliketomatoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-40612038840483850772009-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:00Fantastic photos! The color is so vibrant; what ki...Fantastic photos! The color is so vibrant; what kind of camera do you use?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-88265030811162834152009-04-29T15:59:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:59:00.000-04:00Lovely photos!Lovely photos!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505047139214585344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-79751265789418896882009-04-29T15:05:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:05:00.000-04:00This was so cute !! Love me some duckees
ScrappyThis was so cute !! Love me some duckees<br />ScrappyDKG aka Scrappy Doohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614974219487708243noreply@blogger.com