6.5.17

There will be a break...

I’m back from Sweden. I have a very busy program the coming few weeks, so there will hardly be any regular posting for a while. Also, I have already reported quite a lot on my birth town Gothenburg, so from this latest trip there will only be this duck mother and her 15 (!!!) babies, met in a street. I already published a photo on Facebook a couple of days ago. I should have made a video! The mother decided to leave the street for a little garden. There was a little wall. It took a couple of minutes before the last baby managed the jump – after many tries. Only then the mother decided to continue further into the garden. Can ducks count? 

Well, another little thing... I noticed that the French language sometimes is in use in Sweden. 

7 comments:

Jeanie said...

I love your walks and visits no matter where you take us, Peter. Best of luck in your busy coming weeks!

Elizabeth at Eiffel Tells said...

The parade of the mother duck and her ducklings sounds charming. Warm regards

Thérèse said...

Ah ah ah for the French reading bit...
This mother duck must certainly have her ducks in a row ;-)

Mabelita said...

Adorable photos, Peter! Thanks!

Some research shows that ducks have at least a limited ability to count. They may not be able to tell the difference between 9 and 10, but can tell the difference between 3 and 10.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ornithology/comments/1m2h0w/can_ducks_count_their_ducklings/

Studio at the Farm said...

What a lovely and LARGE family! Thank you, Peter, for the wonderful photos.

Kathryn

Anonymous said...

Read on a célèbre French newspaper:

La parabole de la flèche empoisonnée: Savoir ce qui se passe vraiment est le début de la route à la liberté........

Dalai Lama:
Si l'on est blessé par une flèche empoisonnée, l'important est d'abord de la retirer, ce n'est pas le moment de s'interroger d'où elle vient, qui l'a tirée, de quel poison s'agit-il.

Was this said newspaper trying to wake up/enlight the citizens of La Belle France towards choosing the right presidential candidate? I hope so. And it worked!

Dear Peter,
I followed this election with great interest. What a fortunate country to have M. Macron as its leader!

Love always,
Maria O. Russell

Shammickite said...

Lovely story!