She is quite a character, and by far the loudest duck on the Farm. It has been fun watching her be introduced to the world around her. When she first arrived, she was in a small isolation stall with a water bowl that was barely bigger than she was. This wouldn't stop her from jumping in and quite literally being the big duck in a small pond. After a few weeks, she became a small duck in a big pond. This new world wasn't always easy for her. Initially she was stalked by Della Duck around the yard before making friends with Gordy Duck (Sadly she is a girl with a boy's name). It was adorable to see Gordy intercept Della as she was tailing Gwennie. The video below features a good shot of Gwen at her water bowl, a chance encounter with Gordy, and a swim in the pond. Gordy's quacks are reminiscent of a child calling to their mother: "Mom, watch me. Mom, see how fast I am...Mom...Mom...You're not watching!"
After visiting with Gwen and her friends, I paid a visit to the Pig Barn. I had an apple left in my pocket from my trip to feed Edward Cow some treats earlier and I knew just who to share it with...Cesak. I shot some more video of him eating it and captured a funny response as Reggie Pig heard the chomping and tried to confirm that Cesak had an apple by smelling his breath and, at one point, seemed intent to extract it from his mouth!
Cesak then repaid my treat by laying on my lap and going to sleep. The sound of pig snoring kept me from drifting off to sleep, but it was probably better to be in the moment.
Lastly, I visited with my old Goat Buddies and promised I would post their pictures.
First is "my baby" Madeline. Isn't she lovely!
She really likes being scratched between her horns...
...and on her chin. Every goat seems to have a slightly different sweet spot, but between the horns is pretty common. A closer inspection of her left horn seems to invalidate her claim that she hasn't been picking on the sheep since there is a suspicious tuft of wool in it.
Madeline then introduced her friend Molly. She and Molly get "play dates" every Saturday during tour season since they can get a little rowdy with visitors and they have bonded over these.
Madeline bet Molly that she couldn't touch her nose with her tongue...
...and then used the opportunity to photo bomb her (Molly looks less than impressed)!
While Madeline was off laughing it up, Molly let me get this beautiful shot of her smile.
And those were some of my exploits for the day and the reasons why I do what I do. It is particularly nice to enjoy your job when you look at the alternative...I Wouldn't Want to be This Guy!
