Well - I've put up the latest pics of Brodie (Grandson #3) and my daughters visit to Adelaide...but I thought I'd also share my  other suprise visitor....

The other day I was out the front of my Mum's house (its down the road from me) and I looked up the road to see a duck with a line of ducklings....very cute!!

The next day Mother duck and children came to visit me. They made themselves at home out the front of my house and then settled down out the back of my house. This really isn't something we see 'round here...

I know there are a few people that will shrug their shoulders and go 'so what' - but considering I have lived in this street as a teenager and then as an adult I have never seen ducks come into my street/suburb like this. Not without there being a lake or something next to me anyway....which there isn't...

Anyways, I made the ducks a little duck pond so they could have a swim and they have visited me every day since. They spend the morning and late afternoon with me and then leave when it starts getting on in the day. I've been having a ball with 'em.

They were pretty desperate for water when they got to me and I've had to scare the local cats away, something Mum Duck seems to be pretty grateful of as she has now let me feed her and briefly pat her....but when it comes to the babies...well, that's another story. She has chased me down my back yard a few times 'cause I've gotten a little too close to them.

Which is ok - but the babies seem to like me and want to get close....Mum doesn't seem to care too much who goes to who...she just chases me!!

Anyways, here are a few pics. There are 11 ducklings in total...

Here they are visiting me for the first time....Man, I really need to weed don't I!!

Settled down out the back of my house

Going for a swim - I just made a little area so they could get wet and have a swim....