We are NCIS fans. The original, not so much the added cities. I like Gibbs' rules, and for years before we discovered Gibbs' Rules I have three of my own for the baseball teams I coach and have shared them with the players often.* One of the characters, Dr. Mallard or Ducky, has an assistant, Jimmy. This post isn't about NCIS or even about the rules. It's about our duck, Ducky, and her chicken companion, Jimmy.
Over the last few months Ducky has ingratiated herself to us. She quacks and follows us around when we are working in the back yard. One day she walked into the back cabana to see our son. Right after that a chicken flew over the chicken yard fence and the duck and the chicken soon became fast friends. Now Ducky and Jimmy both follow us around and come into the house when the back door is open. Ducky originally had a male duck companion, but that duck flew the yard and the last we saw of him he was paddling around the golf course ponds with the other ducks. I guess Jimmy fills that void.
The last few days Ducky has been absent in the morning. We're not totally sure what is happening. At first we thought she had flown to greener pastures and ponds. But she came back in the afternoon. Then it happened again, and today it's the third day she has left or hidden herself in the morning. What is interesting to see is that Jimmy is looking for her each day. Ducky isn't back yet today. We don't know what will eventually happen, but Ducky sure has been a hoot, er, quack to have around.
*Coach's Rules for baseball
Rule #1: The coach is always right.
Rule #2: Never play catch or pepper in front of the dugout.
Rule #3: Refer to Rule #1.
But I always remember Gibbs' Rule # 51: Sometimes you're wrong.
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