I have been walking Kenzie to school this week because I have the week off. Today when I came home I decided to go around front first so that I could take in the recycling container. I picked up the big, blue bucket and made my way to the gate along side our house. As I reached over to unlatch it I heard a loud flutter and out shot a male Mallard duck from under a bush next to our house. He landed a few feet away and started to walk away rather nonchalantly just as the bush started to rustle again. I bent over to look to see if there was another duck in there and out came a female Mallard.

So, either the ducks have nested next to our house or they were just having a quickie in the shade. I guess we'll find out sooner or later if we see them again or if little baby ducks start waddling around the yard.