We lose eggs in the tall grass if we let our mature ducks into the pond area, so it is reserved as a playground for the newbies, once they get full featherdom. We have 4 kiddie pools for the non-pond ducks, which we fill every night. (Ducks LOVE muck, so they make it daily.).

The need to fill pools gives us time and space to sit, listen to the small sounds of evening, plan our projects, or just sit and absorb warmth through our pores.