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The world according to Sir Donny.
Disclaimer: Sir Donny is a duck, a mallard actually. He lives quite happily on a lake not far from me. While I lie on the bank in a drunken stupor he comes and whispers in my ear.
None of this is true but I somehow wish it was.
Has the world gone mad?
According to Sir Donny it hasn't gone completely mad.
He asked me to write something about the lake that he lives on, a memory.
So, several years ago, in winter, back when my daughter was more innocent and not so obsessed with social media, we went to the park to feed the ducks.
We know now that feeding bread to the local wildfowl is a bad thing to do but back then it was normal and they didn't seem to mind.
I mean; I have never seen anything like it. As we walked through the gates towards the lake it was like a gathering. And I am not exaggerating.
Nearly every floating bird made a positive move towards us, led by two swans. It was awesome. Then they all got out of the lake.
I didn't realise Swans were so big, or so polite. Having stood between two of them I can honestly attest to both.
I am only five foot seven, so not the tallest of men, but I didn't feel intimidated, it was more like privelege. I was standing between two Swans, in front of a lot of Geese and Ducks with a bag of bread in my hand. And they were asking me, or so it seemed.
It didn't remain so polite with the ducks and geese when I started giving the bread out but the swans never moved. They just stood there one on each side of me and waited. And when I gave them bread they just took it and remained where they were while the clamour went on in front of them.
Standing almost eye to eye with two swans was incredible. And we did look at each other.
Perhaps it would have been better if my younger daughter had been as obsessed with social media as she seems to be now because I think this may have gone viral.
But it is what it is and so I write about it. One of my favourite memories. And something I will never forget.
Standing between two very large and very polite Mute Swans while the Canada Geese and Mallard Ducks fought over the bread. It really was awesome.
And Sir Donny asked me to write about it. Although he say's he wasn't part of it, it gets passed down. Apparently he believes it will be enlightening, bless him.
The world according to Sir Donny.
Disclaimer: Sir Donny is a duck, a mallard actually. He lives quite happily on a lake not far from me. While I lie on the bank in a drunken stupor he comes and whispers in my ear.
None of this is true but I somehow wish it was.
Has the world gone mad?
According to Sir Donny it hasn't gone completely mad.
He asked me to write something about the lake that he lives on, a memory.
So, several years ago, in winter, back when my daughter was more innocent and not so obsessed with social media, we went to the park to feed the ducks.
We know now that feeding bread to the local wildfowl is a bad thing to do but back then it was normal and they didn't seem to mind.
I mean; I have never seen anything like it. As we walked through the gates towards the lake it was like a gathering. And I am not exaggerating.
Nearly every floating bird made a positive move towards us, led by two swans. It was awesome. Then they all got out of the lake.
I didn't realise Swans were so big, or so polite. Having stood between two of them I can honestly attest to both.
I am only five foot seven, so not the tallest of men, but I didn't feel intimidated, it was more like privelege. I was standing between two Swans, in front of a lot of Geese and Ducks with a bag of bread in my hand. And they were asking me, or so it seemed.
It didn't remain so polite with the ducks and geese when I started giving the bread out but the swans never moved. They just stood there one on each side of me and waited. And when I gave them bread they just took it and remained where they were while the clamour went on in front of them.
Standing almost eye to eye with two swans was incredible. And we did look at each other.
Perhaps it would have been better if my younger daughter had been as obsessed with social media as she seems to be now because I think this may have gone viral.
But it is what it is and so I write about it. One of my favourite memories. And something I will never forget.
Standing between two very large and very polite Mute Swans while the Canada Geese and Mallard Ducks fought over the bread. It really was awesome.
And Sir Donny asked me to write about it. Although he say's he wasn't part of it, it gets passed down. Apparently he believes it will be enlightening, bless him.
