Ducks again

This is the littlest duck and we think it is probably the only female. Female muscovey ducks are almost half the size of the males. It's strange how they get their feathers mostly on the front of their bodies first. You can see they have down on their backs still.

Oh dear, Ping ate a slug and still has a dirty beak!! ;0

They usually taste everything they see. Here we see they are tasting my shoe and then they tasted my denim skirt too.

This duck is the biggest and tends to sit down a lot. I think I should put him on a diet of greens only. They love to eat chopped lettuce or greens especially dandelions!

The dark feathers on their wings are actually dark green and pretty. :)

duckies grow

I don't know if Christmas cacti are supposed to be blooming now but mine are. These pictures really don't do them justice. They are both so beautiful and yet I ignore them! ;)

This red one I have had for a long time and it has more than 60 blossoms on it. I'm amazed they bloom even though I don't fertilize them or anything. Maybe you need to stress cacti to make them bloom :)

Our ducks (shown here in our green house) are now 5 times the size they were when we got them. They have grown a lot of feathers lately but they are still mostly covered in down.

Halloween

Here is Andrew and Serena in their very cute costumes. Ann says she found the unicorn outfit at the Ladies Hospital Auxilary. Isn't it cute!! ;) Andrew of course is very spiffie in his fireman outfit!! The hidgeous thing in the back is Stewart!! Ha!

Hope you all had a fun Halloween!!