We have baby ducks! I came out onto the porch this morning to grab the paper and checked on the momma duck as I have been doing almost every morning since we realized she'd nested in our shrub bed. To my surprise I found 10 baby ducks sitting where she usually did. They must have hatched overnight or early this morning. Momma duck was sitting close by but got a bit startled when I arrived. She quickly got close and watched her babies very closely. I grabbed the camera and snapped lots of pictures as she walked around a bit with them then headed across the street to the pond. They were so cute following behind her in a line! Unfortunately she left one egg in the nest. She must have known that little one wasn't going to survive.
DAY 192 - July 11, 2009
Tonight was the Black Tie dinner for the Young Republican National Convention. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was a nice evening. I enjoyed getting dressed up with Doug for the night since we rarely do anything like that. The speakers for tonight were President George W. Bush's former press secretary Ari Fleicher and Indiana Congressman Mike Pence. We spent the evening at the event with Chris and Christina Swatts and had a good time with them.
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