Every spring, once the ice has melted, all that remains is some murky water that has settled on the pool cover. It stays that way until we open the pool for the summer season. It’s not the prettiest sight and it definitely doesn’t look enticing enough to jump in. But, then again, we’re not ducks.
So, every spring we welcome our new guests: Bob & Margaret (the names seem like a perfect fit) the mallard ducks who have a time-share here.
They keep coming back to relax and unwind as they gear up for the whole ‘making babies’ thing they do. On days like today, when it is nice and sunny, they alternate between swimming and sunning themselves, primping and preening, before getting back in the water to do it all over again.
But like some vacation destinations, things can be a zoo at times. A couple of days ago, two raccoons were circling the pool deck trying to figure out how to get at the ducks that were in the middle. When they finally decided to give up, a squirrel came scampering up to the poolside to see what was going on. Before you know it, he is hanging off the edge by one leg as he takes a quick drink. I guess the cabana boy forgot to deliver the Evian he had ordered.
At times, one gets the feeling that Bob & Margaret are perturbed that their private resort is being overrun by tourists and that they can’t wait until happy hour is over.
But at the end of the day, they are off again (to where ever it is they go)…until we welcome them back tomorrow.
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