If you're in the area, you should take a detour to Nancy Lewis Park sometime soon. All the water lilies are blooming and it's so pretty!
Yesterday morning I killed time before an appointment by going to Palmer Park for a few minutes, and after that appointment I stopped by Nancy Lewis Park, where I found this momma duck keeping guard over her brood as they foraged for snacks. I think I count 11 ducklings in this picture. Then it was off to yet another appointment for me. Yesterday was a busy day!
Here is a cute pair of mallards that I spotted at Nancy Lewis Park on June 7th of last year, a much warmer day indeed.
The waterfowl at Nancy Lewis Park have it pretty good! It's not a large lake, but it's picturesque and there are always people about to give you food, despite the signs imploring folks not to. The birds here seems to be quite happy with all the snacks and the nice view.
I was a busy photographer over the weekend, shooting both a wedding and some maternity portraits. I did take a camera out and about with me yesterday but forgot to take any pictures for the blog, so to the archives we go. Here are some cute ducks at Nancy Lewis Park taken on June 7, 2019.
I'm a little late with today's post, since I've been at my computer all day editing a complex shoot I did a few days ago. Finally I have a free minute! I thought that after the anger and energy of the last few posts, I'd share this tranquil spring moment at Nancy Lewis Park as a bit of a palate cleanser.
I came across this strangely adorable tableau at Nancy Lewis Park the other day. This pair never moved from their positions the entire time I was there. In fact, they didn't move, period. She sat in the shade and scrolled through her phone, he napped on the ground in the heat of the sun. They never looked at each other or spoke. I encountered them on the way in and again on the way out, and it was like they were statues.
In order to get to this picturesque spot in Nancy Lewis Park where she's feeding the ducks and geese with her grandson, this woman had to walk past not one, but two prominent signs that literally say "Don't Feed the Ducks and Geese." I find it hard to believe that she somehow didn't see them, she simply chose to ignore their message because she wanted to do what she wanted to do. Of course she was feeding the waterfowl the worst possible thing: white bread. When I mentioned to her that bread is especially harmful, she seemed quite shocked. She asked me what would be a better choice, and I told her grapes. Her response to that was actually kind of funny; she wanted to know how the birds can get at the grapes when the grapes inevitably sink! Uh, ducks and geese can put their heads underwater, lady. That's how they naturally eat when people aren't throwing crappy human food at them. Sigh. Please read and heed the signs, people, and even though it's fun to feed the animals, it's truly not good for them, so just don't do it!
