The baby duck likes our doggie dock

The male mallard is brightly colored, while his wife has a beautiful blue marking on her side.  The couple's one surviving duckling likes to hang out around our dock.  

The father calls to the mother and the baby, and for the most part, they seem to follow his orders.  He does have the best colors.  There were four ducklings, but then there was one.  I'm not sure what happened to the other babies, but the ospreys that fly overhead, their wings marked like piano keys, seem like a likely foe.  

The black helicopters have been flying low across the sky.  There are occasional booms, some kind of military testing.

The green tree frogs have returned.  

My tomatoes already have blooms and my seedlings are perking up.  Every evening, we sit on the balcony and watch the sun set.  It's lovely.

Recommendations:  1. Don't eat duck.
2.  Eat at the Kill Devil Grill.  It is a locals' favorite.  EVERYTHING is seriously delicious.  The staff is awesome to locals and tourists alike.  The bartenders are cool cats.  The old diner car that fronts the building was brought to Kill Devil Hills by the owners of Millie's Restaurant.  There used to be a Millies Too! I'm not sure why, but it wasn't around very long.  (I don't know anything about the workings of the restaurant business).  At one time, the old diner car was a Mexican eatery on Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield, VA.  The restoration job is amazing.