Day 153

April 5, 2020

The duck pond at Douglas Park. A lovely little spot on a major thoroughfare. It sits on the corner of Wilshire and 25th. It’s not huge. It has a few tennis courts, a kids playground, a lawn bowling league, and the pond. About seven years ago the pond was drained for cleaning and maintenance. I think it was out of order for about two weeks. In that time a few of the ducks moved into my front lawn. My front lawn is about six blocks away. Six blocks with many, many other lawns in between. Not sure why they chose to crash at our place but we were glad they did. Once the pond was reopened, they went home and never looked back. I don’t mind, I am glad they found a cozy spot to hang out while they were displaced. Not to mention they were very entertaining guests.

These days, as we all try to find a cozy spot to hang out at in our homes, I am grateful to have my little corner of this lawn. Often I have thought about getting a bigger place but in the end, I don’t need it. This is the perfect spot for me to ride this out.