poltr1 | The ambiguously gay ducks......

At a neighboring apartment/condo complex, there is a small lake, where waterfowl occasionally land and roost. (I've seen mostly Canada geese and mallard ducks.) Sometimes they wander on to our property, either on foot or by wing.

In the past couple weeks, I've noticed a mated pair of mallards (drake and hen, or an an ex-girlfriend called them, "mallard and femallard") hanging around our condo complex, and a pair of drake mallards that come by and visit. I've come to refer to them as "the ambiguously gay ducks".

Now, I don't know if these two ducks really are gay; I'm not seen them shagging or whatever passes for it. But they're two male ducks that like to hang out together. Maybe they said "to hell with the hens" and just like each other's company.

This just might be the proof I need to show that homosexuality DOES occur in nature and is NOT unnatural.

Moving from the fauna to the flora......There's also one tulip that's getting ready to bloom. The chipmunks or squirrels must have eaten the rest of the bulbs over the years.

And it's time to plant flowers. This year, I need some help. My unit faces north. What flowers, other than impatiens, like lots of shade? I like impatients, but I've planted them for several years now.