The pond was a busy place this morning when Diane and I stopped by. First we saw this mother mallard with her enchanting little youngster. She didn't seem very bothered by us standing on the bridge and photographing her, but clearly she was keeping a wary eye out nonetheless. I was surprised to see a duckling here. There have been a couple of mallards on the pond from spring right on through, but they've always hung out together and showed no signs of having a nest. Well, just shows how things can happen right under our eyes.