Very cute pics! Good eye, Scott F.!

Hi, beenclawed. Awww, sorry to miss them. At Duke now; gotta find some duckling planckage somewheres in the vicinity–stat!

That’s on my way to work!! Yay!!

Go Toronto!

NTGTOG, Wow your web site is awesome. I love how the Magnifying glass on the front page is set up so you change the picture by rollig over from the different topics. Tis the Awesome. Also Extra points to you for organization of information and ease of navigation. And its pretty

I had to comment because that adorable XCU reminded me of “The Story of Ping” — glad to see there are some other oldsters on this thread who remember that wonderful book! The eyes painted on the boat scared me…. Remember the fishing cormorants and the bands their owners put around their necks so they wouldn’t swallow the fish they caught?

I enjoyed the trip down Memory Lane…yes, I watched Captain Kangaroo too…childhood has certainly been different for our kids!

I used to work at Pacific Science Center in Seattle. PSC has several shallow ponds, and there’s always at least one momma duck per year who decides to give birth around the ponds.

PSC staff put ramps in at least two of the ponds so that the little ducklings can get out (for the first few weeks after birth they’re too little to jump out of the water onto the walkways). The ramps even have little cross bars for better traction. Too cute!

The staff also give the ducks a safe place away from the throngs of children who visit the science center.

There’s a meeting room at PSC that has windows overlooking the ponds. I remember attending several meetings in that room that dissolved into choruses of “Awwww!” when momma and baby ducks walked past the window. It’s just not possible to ignore a sight that cute.

Thanks for bringing back the memories with this post!

Love the TO ducks Scott! Awesome photograph too. It’s all about the ducks.

OMG! That ducks are awesome cute.

(Going all the way back to comment #3)

Theo: “Bridge over the River Kawaii,” maybe?

And hey, I think I recognize that building from my trip to Toronto last Labor Day! Too bad I was too early to see the duckles…

Reminds me of the smaller fountain in front of the library at Michigan State University.

Ducks and ducklings would go in. Ducks would get out. Ducklings would swim around in fountain unable to get out. Service worker would scoop ducks out.

… Ducks and ducklings would go in, etc, etc.

I wonder if they ever found a board.