Timeliness

On Saturday, there were ducks in our swimming pool. This is notable because the last time we had ducks in our swimming pool was a year ago.

Exactly a year ago. To the day.

In the past, the ducks have had a way of heralding good things to come. Shortly after their tiny webbed feet toured our backyard, we received notification that our adoption application had been approved.

Exactly a year ago. To the day.

I can hardly believe it's been a year since we left the ranks of "thinking about adopting" (albeit nearly every minute) to actually doing it. The milestone would likely have passed me by without a feathered reminder sunning itself by the diving board. I remain hopeful (i.e., despite logical expectations/predictive statistical trends/3rd grade math), that next year's visit from our neighborhood Mallards will bring word of our referral quacking from welcome beaks.