Don't Eat Quackers in Bed

This seems to be the week for wildlife! On Friday morning, about 6:30 a.m., Daisy the Golden and yours truly were at St Ferdinand Park in Florissant when we came across this family gathering of ducks and ducklings. Daisy was very good and didn't ty to terrorize them, but Mom and Pop Duck moved the little quackers to the pond shortly after just to be sure.

Daisy and the Turtle

Today was wildlife day at Sunset Park in Florissant. Daisy the Crazy Golden Retriever and I were out on a morning stroll a little before 6 a.m., and the entire area was alive with rabbits, squirrels, geese, and one critter we hadn't come across before. We were almost done with our walk when Daisy spotted a turtle sunning himself in the grass. His head was stretched out on his neck as far as it would go, but he quickly withdrew to his shell as the very excited pup raced up to him. He refused to come back out, so I was slowly able to coax Daisy away from him and let him go back about his business. Daisy really wanted to get nose to nose, so I'm glad he wasn't a snapper.