April 28, 2014
T. S. Eliot's 'The Wasteland' and I had a nasty run-in during second year English at University. It was not pleasant. I think of his line 'April is the cruelest month...' at this time, not just because it's April but because Mother Nature begins to teach about Survival of the Fittest. Or Fastest.


Oh dear. One of the Friday's sweet ducklings was missing today.


Did you hear the news? Stripey is gone.


Mama flapped her wings and beaked the intruder hard.


We wanted to help too but Mama told us to hide. Quickly.


We just couldn't save Stripey.


Now Mama keeps a very close watch on us all the time.


Mrs. Mallard lost some babies too. There are only two left.

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