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From an e-mail I sent last night:
"We also have two (very shy) ducks who visit the pond on windy days. I'll come round the corner and they rise up suddenly, quacking up a storm - freaked me right out the first few times.
They're not here every day, only when it's windy; but it's been windy all week. This morning I remembered, didn't go out right away; I looked through the window at the end of the hall first. Finally got a good look at them; but they noticed me (almost right away) and took off, suddenly, quacking like mad.
Very high-strung critters, ducks are. Learn something new every day..."
Just thought I should share that.
Tomorrow I'm going to try to get a picture - but no guarantees - they really are high-strung and shy... In the meantime, here's another picture, from christmas day. The only footprints on the beach, other than mine, were these deer tracks all over the place.

Maman - t'as besoin d'appeller sympatico, your e-mail is bouncing again.