Feeding the ducks

Hello dear reader, I hope all is well with you today.

I have just had a lovely walk through the park to post some letters, one to my granddaughter with a picture of a parrot for her, the sun was shining, birds singing and little white clouds scudding across the blue sky, on the way back I stopped at the duck pond to feed the ducks, they were very reluctant to come out today although the sun was lovely it is bitterly cold in the wind, and they were favouring their shelter among the reeds, but come they did in dribs and drabs and polished off the bread that I had brought for them.  The drakes wonderful colours were resplendant in the sunlight, greens and blues reflecting the light, glorious sight to behold, I spent a few minutes watching them and musing on how simple and beautiful life can be. 

I had a wonderful tip the other day from All the Blue Day blog, about produce bags.  How many of us are fed up with the endless stream of plastic packaging we have to deal with when buying our vegetables and fruit, certainly I have.  Jo (AtBD) was given by a friend some upcycled material produce bags for her shopping, washable and very light, what a brilliant idea, I am going to work on a pattern and size and let you know what I come up with.  Frugal Queen also has a very easy to follow instructions for "crumbs" quilt using  a nine patch quilt pattern with a twist.  

I am off to the kitchen to bake a couple of fruit cakes using my store cupboard ingredients, so much better and cheaper for packed lunches than biscuit bars, and again saving the waste of the wrappings.

Thank you once again for joining me, have a wonderful day wherever in he world you are, and I leave you with a "Ducks Ditty"  inspired by the ducks on the park pond.  See you again tomorrow.

Siwzy

“DUCKS’ DITTY.” anon

All along the backwater,

Through the rushes tall,

Ducks are a-dabbling,

Up tails all!

Ducks’ tails, drakes’ tails,

Yellow feet a-quiver,

Yellow bills all out of sight

Busy in the river!

Slushy green undergrowth

Where the roach swim—

Here we keep our larder,

Cool and full and dim.

Everyone for what he likes!

We like to be

Heads down, tails up,

Dabbling free!

High in the blue above

Swifts whirl and call—

We are down a-dabbling

Up tails all!