Silly daddy

Spring's coming to Providence!

Earlier this week we were walking downtown and stopped by this planter. It's next to Memorial Blvd. and the courthouse is behind us:


See what's against the tree trunk? A mallard mommy! Someone has even set out a dish of water and left a note among the tulips warning against bothering her.

Yesterday she was still there, still on her nest. Today, though, something had changed: she was standing up.

Only one reason why: she didn't want to squash these little guys:


We left her alone. Someone had added a pile of bread for her, and I don't think it was the lazy drake we saw paddling in the river, either.