Inspiration.

Inspiration is something that every artist struggles with, if your trying to meet a deadline or just plain out of ideas, I'm sure all artists can share my pain.  There are many things that I do to get inspired, walk, read books and blogs, talk with friends, etc.  I really like to go outside and take pictures, many, many pictures.  Something about nature really calms me and opens the creative flood gates.  So today, being 80 degrees in Chicago (thank you global warming) while I was on my walk I came across two Mallard ducks, one male, one female.  The female is the brown one with the purple in her feathers and the male is the one with the green head.  I only knows those facts about the ducks because my mom would always say "Typical of nature making the male prettier."  I always wondered why would that be typical of nature?  But that was just one of my mother's infinite ramblings.  So back to the ducks, they were probably just spending some "quality time" together before the kids are born, talking about the world or maybe just enjoying each others company.  Well I think Mrs. Mallard got upset with my being there because she got up and waddled over to her man and sat right next to him. 

 That's her waddling over, I think she was swinging her neck a little bit but I can't be sure.

When she plopped down and I think I heard a little quacky sigh come out of her and a mumbling under her breath.  I'm sure she was saying something like "How dare SHE intrude on OUR time together, and did you see how close she was getting? Uh! The nerve of some people" and he probably replied "Uh Huh, yes dear."


Well I can tell when I'm not wanted, being ignored and getting the cold shoulder all at once.  I put the camera away and continued my walk.  I think I heard the up tight Mrs. Mallard yell "TOURIST!"  I turned around shocked, but just kept walking because she wasn't worth the fight. 


: )  Have a great day. 


P.S.  Isn't this beautiful!  This is the real reason why I get inspired.  Sooo beautiful!!!!