Golden Gardens


photo by BallardBlog

We went to Golden Gardens last night to see the sunset. There's a nip in the air these days and many people had fires going on the beach. The drum circle had a saxophone player with them tonight. He was pretty good. Couples were huddled along the beach and in the grass. There were lots of kids running around.

Over at the pond, the ducks were bedding down for the night but there was a strange one loitering around the footbridge. I suppose his little duck brain remembered Wonder Bread falling from the heavens. He had unusual coloring: a dark green head like a mallard but his body was a dark blue. He had a flash of white on his wing. I know a few ducks but I didn't recognize this one and my little bird guide was no help. I asked him what sort of duck he was but he just paddled over towards the goth kids hoping they might be wonderful to him.