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Our New Friend Lucy
Nature has a way of reminding us to be more gentle
As I walked outside my front door this morning, I turned to look at Lucy.
Lucy was right there looking a bit nervous about my presence, but she did not move.
She was committed. She was going to stay right where she was.
You see, Lucy our resident duck decided to make a nest in our flower box. About a week ago, she began to root out the flowers that my wife and I planted there. We had been hoping that a duck would take residence there someday. We did not actively make room for a duck to come, but we certainly were not going to stop one from making a nest there.
For 35 days our Muscovy duck Lucy will nurture and incubate the beautiful thirteen eggs she so lovingly laid there.
The miracle of life is taking place right outside our kitchen window, and I could not be more excited.
The community we live in is so full of life. We have ducks, iguanas, birds, turtles, alligators, swans, and an assortment of other miracles.
Closest to my heart is the pond that is right behind our back porch. I love sitting on this porch and watching the ducks and other life coexist together. The cooperation provides me with a living example of how we could all get along…
