d u c k !!!!!

today, I saved the lives of two ducks

(not exactly a binding tutorial post)

(not actual ducks involved in incident)

I was chatting with Rose Hughes

on the phone

and happened to see two ducks in the center of

Pacific.Coast.Highway

yes, that is six lanes across, two more turn lanes

(grab tissue here)

I noticed the girl duck was hit, and the boy duck

was valiantly trying to pick her up

or get her to get up

but he absolutely would not leave her there

so being the good animal lover I am

I hung up on Rose

I pulled an illegal U Turn in the middle of the 

highway across two sets of double double yellow lines

and close to the intersection

I pulled in to the veterinary office 

across the street from the incident

and

TOLD

them

(bless their hearts)

they had to help me at least get the ducks

off 

PCH

even if they wouldn't treat the injured duck

and in walked a woman, shaken, saying,

"it's me, I did it.  I hit the ducks...."

so she and her friend

and the vet tech

and natalie

proceeded to walk out towards the ducks

well, I told them to circle them 

while I stopped traffic

yep.

six lanes, busses, trucks, and cars

s t o p p e d

the tech scooped up the injured girl duck

but the boy duck would have no part of being rescued

he could walk, and fly, and started circling around us

as we were carrying his partner

to the vet's office

the vet said they didn't treat birds or wildlife

but I knew

Long Beach Animal Hospital

DID

treat wildlife

so the girls took the duck

(in a box)

with her little head 

poking out of the towel and the box

her soft brown eyes looking at each of us

with thanks

and I called the Animal Hospital

(Buddy's vet)

to let them know that the girl duck should be returned

to her pond on pch

so that her loving boy duck partner

would find her

once again

true story.

natalie.

be.do.create.

"Whatever you can do or dream you can do,

begin it

Boldness has genius power and magic in it."

goethe