Awww, this is so cute! :D They did a great job drawing it - and it looks like it has a transparent background so you can pout it wherever! :3

It's a nice picture of two happy diaper ducks - one it standing up and excited with his wings spread and a leg out, blushing as he's kissed by another blushy ducky boy! He's bein' smooched right on the cheek of his beak. Perhaps this takes place after the story, where the two boys get all diapered up and fresh again after their swim, and are having fun staying close and affectionate together. ;3

It looks great! They did a fantastic job. :3

Gabby-Gabby-Gaboo! Gentle Flutter-Snugs* I'm so happy that it came out so well. Hearing you add to the story through the piece definitely keeps the magic of that simple, heartfelt tale going strong. :)


Thanks for taking time to see Boom's work on this. The story, and this image, will be my fun theme for my post-hospital portion of my recovery. Truly, finding something good to associate with a rough time makes it so much easier to get through without being all icky-minded. :)

I see two widdle duckies who are not in any hurry to grow up, waddling around in really comfy diapers (this artist's diapers never fail to impress me :) )
perhaps they are about to sit at the duck pond to enjoy time. :)

Ooh! Thanks so much for your ideas on what is going on here. It certainly gives my imagination more to enjoy until I, hopefully, can physically see it for myself. :)


No hurries in growing up. Better to be comfy and carefree than grow up and feel restricted by all sorts of bothersome expectations and rules.

awwwwww that's super cute makes me think about the duck i had in summer school

You had a duck in Summer School? Ooh! I'm so jealous! :)


The only thing I ever got in Summer School was another trip through Algebra II, or collegiate assignments with ridiculously quick due dates.


I would've been so happy to have a duck.


Is it okay if I ask if it was a class pet? If so, did you get to care for it? Did it help make class more enjoyable?

well it was kind of a pet we all had our own duck too take care of it was sad when we had too let them go at the city park i loved Ace he was so silly

I bet it was hard to let your duckling go. Did Ace try to come back after you when you let him go into the pond at the park?


Was there any tricks, or fun things, Ace would do for you?

no he just went out into the lake with all the other ducks i think he's still out there as for tricks no not really he was always really cute when he played in the water hehe makes me think of the pelican and other ducks i help care for at the animal rescue lots of fun

You work at an animal rescue? Wow! You're such a wonderful person for having such a heart to do so.


So ducks aren't the only type of birdies you've been able to aid? Have you found a bird you like to most work with?

thanks my mom and i love Animal's in facet my mom is feeding two family's of fox's and raccoon's right now she feeds them cat food and week old food

as for a bird that i like i would have too say i have 3 that i loved too work with number 1 fly catchers their so cute they would always land on my head or my shoulder number 2 a baby humming bird i took care of once he was so little had to use a plastic needle full of sugar water and number 3 a young crow that would talk to my mom and i when ever we would pass by his pen

Ooh! Flycatchers are awesome! My favorites are the ones that sound like they are singing "Phoebe". I actually believe some are called Phoebes. I know we get Eastern Phoebes where I live.


Crows get a really bad rap by people. I'm glad you and your mom could see past the stereotype and discover just how smart they are.


Knowing you got to help a baby hummingbird is amazing! What was it like listening to it hover and hum?


How are the foxes doing? They tend to be hard to find. Do you take any pictures of those animals you aid?

yeah my mom and i never though bad about Crows

yeah the baby hummingbird was really cute he or she did not fly much but did a bit was super cute

as for the fox's yeah their doing good got too see some young fox's this year super cute

and yes my mom took a few pic's of the fox's

Do you and your mom keep a scrapbook of all the animals you help? Do you have pictures of Ace, the hummingbird, and others who you have aided?


When Ace headed out to the water, did it seem like he knew what to do? Did he try to find other, adult ducks?


Do you do much animal care over the winter?


You know, one could easily see you as a Fluttershy for how kind you are to animals. :)

sadly we did not really have time too take pic's when we were helping the animals we were running hear and their a lot of them were on feeding timer's

as for Ace yes he did start looking for adult ducks as soon as he was out in the water

no we dont do much animal care over the winter it's really slow at that time but boy once spring comes a lot we have lots of animals to take care of it's a lot of work but it always feels really good at the end of the day knowing that you help an animal to live a good life

and your right about my mom and i being like Fluttershy helping all the animals we can

oh and i forgot some thing a few years ago we had too take care of some baby Quail and one of them would make this cute little peep sound ever time he would take a step so i named him Peep and when we had too let them go Peep when walk beside me ever time i was out side putting up the bird feeders

D'aww! Peep sounds too cute!


I never had much knowledge of Quails. What are they like? Would Peep still find you after you let him go into the wild?


Have any of the birds you've cared for ever returned to your home to start families? That would be so awesome if you saw an animal you aided return to you and your mom as a show of how it felt safe around you guys. :)


Is there a favorite part to your day when you are being a Fluttershy to so many wonderful critters? Do you plan on becoming a Veternarian, if you aren't already one already? :)

well lets see Quail lice in big family's called cubbies hears what thay sound like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsWOxRn_Hpo


as for any birds coming back i think we have one of the Hawks and maybe an owl as for my

as for my favorite part of the day the hole day is fun getting too see the deer walk by my window it's just so cool

Do you have a salt lick for the deer? Do you throw out apples, or feed corn for them? Do you ever get to see the fawns with the does?


Thanks for sharing the Quaile link. I bet it was cute hearing those little peeps from Peep. You just got to love all the cool sounds a bird can make.


Do you and your mom help the deer through the winter? I know they can sometimes struggle due to lack of food to dig up from the snow.


I'm truly impressed at what you do, my friend. It sounds like a truly rewarding way to spend your days. I know I'd be happy doing it. Especially if I got close to local wildlife like you and your mom do. :)

we tryed salt licks with them before but thay never really took a liking to them and yes we do see the Fawns with the mothers from time too time we have a Doe this year that had twines a boy and a girl i think

your more then welcome for the link the ones on the video were California Quail

and yes my mom and i always help the deer through the winter we try too buy alfalfa pelts at a local feed store in town


and thanks my friend i always love animals kind of way i don't think i can be a vet i would be heart broken ever time i had to put one too sleep

I can understand that entirely. Putting a pet to sleep would definitely be the hardest part of being a vet.


Do people bring their pets to you and your mom to care for? Or do you two largely get calls from the local wildlife authority to aid with ailing animals?

we just get calls from Cindy she's the one who run's the wild life care center fish and game is of 100% no help when it comes to helping wild life if you call them thay will just tell you to call the wild life care center or come out and shoot the poor animal but yes we just do wild life care

How long have you and your mom been rescuers to our feathered and furry friends? Do you have any other volunteers come over to lend a hand? Do you get any donations to help in the care of local wildlife?


Do you and your mom build bird houses, or do other things to create a welcoming place for any critters that make it around your facility?

lets see we have been doing this for about 15 years Cindy got us started when my mom and i took a small bird to her care center and when we saw all the animal's we were hook and yes we do get donations not a lot but it helps Cindy out r

as for bird houses hehe yes we have lots of them and lots of tall tree's for then too nest in as well as lots of bird feeders and bird baths too

I'm sure it is wonderful to see all the bird families that take advantage of your sanctuary. Do you get loads of bird song in the Spring?


Wow! 15 years is admirable in such an effort. Would you say you've gotten good at relaxing the wildlife that comes to you while figuring out what they need to feel their best?

yeah we do it's really nice too hear the birds singing

yeah it takes some time for the wild life too get use too you

Would you say a lot of the local wildlife has become tame enough for you to approach without them becoming hostile or running away?


How are the foxes doing?

well we are trying to not get them super tame but we do have a few deer and foxes who will come right up too you only if they know you well

as for the foxes they are doing well but one of the Tod's has a hurt paw on his right side mom and i give him more cat food each night to help him heal

oh and Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. How do you feel now that we are officially entering the Holiday Season?Have you ever seen the Disney movie, "The Fox and the Hound"? I think of Todd from that movie when I think of what you're doing for those foxes.


Do you have any birds that stick around your place for the winter? Do you live really close to a forest?


I grew up in a heavily forested region. I loved hearing the Peep Frogs and Crickets in the summer and all the birdies in the Spring. However, it wasn't until much later that we got ducks to show up in the little lake that was about a miles walk from our home.

yeah i love that movie The Fox and the Hound is one of my all time favorite Disney movies other then Zootopia
as for the Holiday Season yes i love it but it does make me a little sad because my family is all over the u.s thats it's super heard to get ever one into one place to spend the holidays with them we all use too go too my grand mothers place down in Lone Pine for both Thanksgiving and X-Mes but after she pastiest away we hardly see the rest of the family but this year i got too see some of my family for Thanksgiving so i'm super happy today

and yes we do have a few kinds of birds that stay up hear in the winter

as for a forest yeah i'm close too and kind of right in the Inyo National Forest