Tag Archives: blog about ducks

Come and get it!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by tinthia

The ducklings are growing like weeds. They’ve incorporated themselves into the flock that is also growing like weeds. At present I have over three dozen ducks, including ducklings, stopping by for breakfast and dinner each and every day. Even though … Continue reading →

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The Merry Month of May

Posted on May 1, 2016 by tinthia

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Yup, it’s true. Today is May first. April went by in a dizzying blaze of dryness. We’re on a water alert here in Billerica and my Concord River is low. I’m not complaining (If it seems that I am, I’m … Continue reading →

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Just five minutes more … pleeeeease!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by tinthia

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I couldn’t wait! I had to know. But the cries at the chills that passed through the tender shoots made me sad. I’m referring to the perennials and bulbs that have started to reach for the sun. But the poor … Continue reading →

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A study in scarlet!

Posted on January 27, 2016 by tinthia

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In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the world their first glimpse of one of literature’s most beloved characters, Sherlock Holmes. Today I pay homage to Sir Doyle with my own study in scarlet. And what better bird to represent … Continue reading →

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Ain’t no lie ducky, bye, bye, bye!

Posted on January 19, 2016 by tinthia

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Chew and screw (that too!) is what they do. About a billion ducks arrived two days ago, blocking the sun with their dark wings. They stayed for a couple of days eating my cracked corn, enjoying a little copulation (yes, … Continue reading →

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Touch the stillness …

Posted on January 4, 2016 by tinthia

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… of the river. Winter has finally come to my small corner of the Concord River. Our first snowfall didn’t bring the right type of snow for a snowdog, or snowman, or even a snowgnome, but it did bring a … Continue reading →

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Wait your turn!

Posted on December 6, 2015 by tinthia

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Life is getting a little crazy here on the Concord River. Back in October the ducks, except for Franny and her drake, left after hurricane Joaquin blew through the area. Now I’m back to having over three dozen beaks to feed! … Continue reading →

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It’s time!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by tinthia

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One would think, since most of the flock decided to leave in the wake of hurricane Joaquin, that the few remaining hearty feathered souls would follow suit. Not so. I have about a dozen ducks, Franny included, who are still … Continue reading →

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The colors of my world!

Posted on October 19, 2015 by tinthia

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No much has been happening this past month, thank goddess. No floods, pestilence, or wildfires, although the teenagers across the river seem to be having a fun time with lighting fires at night and getting drunk. Ahhhh, to be young … Continue reading →

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Blood Moon Rising – The Sequal

Posted on September 28, 2015 by tinthia

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Last October, the 10th to be exact, I blogged about the lunar eclipse and the Hunter’s moon. It was too cloudy to watch but I did manage to get a picture of the moon in the early evening. (https://concordriverlady.com/2014/10/10/blood-moon-rising/). Well, … Continue reading →

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