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I noticed one woman leave and quickly return with a can filled with beans or seeds that made noise and what looked like shredded cabbage and bread. Almost on cue the mama and papa duck waddled their way out of the pond onto the pavement. As they were checking out the scene, shaking a feather or two and sipping puddles, the 9 ducklings joined them. With some coaxing following the rattle and the gourmet shreds of cabbage and bread the family of ducks slowly headed away from the temple. This was not a “Make Way for Duckling” moment as they curved, retreated some, moved diagonally, stopped occasionally, and then scurried once again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69077a096c0b727d00a1287c/063bcf5e-bfbb-4fb9-9888-435ed45e495d/Japan_ducks3.jpg Musings - A Kyoto duck story - I was struck by the multigenerational gathering. My pace was determined by ducks; there was no room for impatience. I strolled on an unexpected event that linked simplicity with awe, care with humility, and beauty with hope. I stayed nearly an hour and half watching this seemingly tiny event take place within a large metropolitan of nearly 2 million people, knowing that the slow marathon would go on for quite some time. Until I left I was the sole Westerner to witness. I was sorry not to see the culminating flutter into the river and perhaps a feeling of relief from the caretakers who so diligently accompanied them throughout. Nonetheless, l was grateful for witnessing, and, like so many situations in our lives, I learned to let go. https://www.jssarts.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-04 https://www.jssarts.com/about daily 0.75 2025-11-04 https://www.jssarts.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69077a096c0b727d00a1287c/116ae568-c367-4ae6-9df6-b15a15bc6398/DSCF0934.jpg Contact A person wearing a red cap is smiling and talking on the phone while looking out of a large front window of a white house with green trim. 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