> Sounds like it's too late for duck-fanciers to commence > a civil action... :) 1st 8 ducklings of the year announced themselves yesterday. And not even Spring if you count from month ends. Just Spring if you use Solstices as season boundaries (so Spring starts at about August 20th). Still several smaller ponds to play in and lots of foliage to be raised in such that I knew not that the nest was there until I saw the ducklings. Not uncommon. R --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .