Ducklings

First of all, Gyunay had his surgery last week.

He has recovered nicely.  The swelling has gone down to almost normal, and the bruising is minimal.  He is starting to tentatively use his little arm a bit to steady paper or other very light things, although not the tip.  He is completely off medications, and he reports no pain now, although of course, we are still trying not to bump it at all.  He is very excited that he is allowed to shower again.  (He still can't submerge his little arm in water, but he couldn't shower at all for 3 days, and my super-clean little boy didn't like that at all!)

                           And now, on to ducklings.  And a shot of a box turtle in the yard:

The ducklings grow so fast!  We have let them have little swims in their pool:

The ducklings are really cute.  They are still totally freaked out by me, but they are really cute.  They are getting more feathers in every day.  

Lastly, I wanted to note that my King Tut peas are growing:

Yes, I really did buy the seeds just on the name and the story.  Hopefully, we will like the peas, although I may be the only one who eats them.  Legend has it that the peas were found in King Tut's tomb and taken back to England by Lord Carnarvon.  More likely, the peas came from Lord Carnarvon's estate in England, but in any case, I couldn't resist planting them.