Well, this weather sure isn’t “ducky” for walking or doing any outside activity unless you have a bill and webbed feet. My friend and neighbor Marge sent me this picture of a gray duck she saw at Elizabeth Park, partly because I’ve whined and lamented so much about the lack of ducks at Council Point Park, and, also because she thought it was unique looking. Now, I’d never seen nor heard of a gray duck before, and neither had Marge, and we e-mailed back-and-forth as to whether it was indeed a goose or a duck. Thank goodness for Google because when I searched “Images” for gray duck, I came up with a ton of photos looking just like this guy, and what do you know … this duck is known as a “Gray Duck”. Obviously, our feathered friend is enjoying his puddle, but we can’t tell if he is wearing his galoshes or not … probably not as this weather for ducks is just perfect for him. I’ve hunkered down in the house the past two days, having myself a real “sneeze fest” plus I caught up on my sleep in the time I’d usually spend walking, because, after all, who wants to go walking when you have to duck for cover from a sudden downpour during these pesky April showers? Sadly, our long-awaited Spring of 2014 just isn’t all that it’s quacked up to be.