Smokey Mountain Breakdown

These ducks have been camped out all summer at this one cow pond. The ducks came first and the drake eventually arrived. They've stayed even through the drought. Even when this pond was nearly dry. They seem pretty happy now that the water is rising a bit. I wonder if they will stay all winter? They say that the weather has the bears confused. They think it is spring. This is evidently a problem in Sweden too. I'm not sure what it will mean for our bears. We are just wrapping up the bear hunting season.

But the ducks are nice. They are quiet, happy neighbors. It makes me feel good when I drive by their pond and see them.