Bumped into Ducks アヒルと出くわす [English and Japanese]

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Bumped into Ducks

The other day, on my way back from shopping, I bumped into some ducks near my house. I don’t always use this road, but sometimes I take this route.

Lately, my closest town has been changing a lot. When I first moved to this area, the downtown was cool and lively. However, my husband had a feeling that development would happen someday soon. Sure enough, I started noticing constant housing developments. Nature areas and farmland are being sold off, with townhouses gradually taking their place.

Despite all the new construction, there’s still beautiful nature just outside of town. It’s important to preserve these natural areas because I love the trees and open spaces.

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I didn't know there are ducks this much in this area before, I think they've got a bunch of ducks these days. They look so pretty and look like almost decorations or something.

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They were even on the other side of the road. I saw at least 20 ducks that day. I have fond memories of ducks from my home country. I used to live next to a kindergarten with a large property, and there were many animals, including ducks. I always visited them when I went there. I loved all the animals, but especially the ducks.

I would find some delicious-looking grass and feed them almost every time. They made cute sounds and would march toward me when they saw the grass. I loved watching them come closer, swinging their hips and quacking. It was such a happy time.

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When I saw these ducks the other day, all those good memories came rushing back. I didn’t feed them this time because the owners didn’t allow it. I went near them and enjoyed a quiet moment. I didn’t pet them, but I hope I can go back and see them again someday.

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Japanese 日本語

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アヒルと出くわす

先日、買い物から帰宅途中に近所でアヒルたちと出くわしました。この道はひんぱんに使う道ではないのですが、たまに通るルートです。

近年、いちばん近い町はかなり変化しています。移り住んできた頃はの町は、とても素敵でにぎやかでした。ところが、移り住んで少ししてから主人がなんだか土地開発がはじまる感じがすると言いはじめました。しばらくして、私も土地開発と住宅建設が多くなってきたことに気がつきました。自然が多かった土地や農地がみるみる間に売られ、住宅地に変化しています。

そのような変化がはじまったとはいえ、一歩町から出ると、まだまだ自然が残っています。やはり自然をとっておくことがとても大事だと思います。やはり木々や空間が大切だと思っています。

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近所にこんなにアヒルがいることを知りませんでした。おそらく最近たくさんのアヒルを飼い始めたようです。とてもかわいらしくて、飾りもののようにすら見えてきます。

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道の反対側にもアヒルがいました。この日は20匹くらいのアヒルを見かけました。このアヒルたちを見ていると、昔の思い出が蘇ってきました。昔、広い幼稚園の横に住んでいました。その幼稚園にはアヒルを含めたくさんの動物がいました。幼稚園に行くたびにアヒルのところを訪れていました。どの動物もみんな好きでしたが、特にアヒルたちが好きでした。

おいしそうな草を見つけてはアヒルたちにあげました。とてもかわいらしい声を出してみんなで並んでこちら側に歩いてきます。かわいいおしりをふりながら鳴き声をあげ、こちらに近づいてくる様子を見るのが大好きでした。とても楽しい時間でした。

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このアヒルたちを見かけたとき、そんないい思い出が突然頭に浮かんだのです。この子たちには許可を得ていないので何も与えませんでしたが、しばらくそばで眺めて楽しみました。触れることもしませんでしたが、また近々通った時に会いに行きたいです。

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Thank you for reading!
お読みいただきありがとうございます。

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Ohhh, cutie ducks. I heard they are one sweet creature too as a pet. It's good that they have good place to have their lovely walk in there. And I hope the beautiful nature surrounding your town won't be damage that much with the constant construction everywhere.

Thank you for your comment! Yes, we definitely need pretty animals like ducks and other farm animals around our living area. I often see your lovely pet photos too. I hope that we keep our healthy nature around us!

It's so good that we have these pets in our home. Living is much crazier and funnier with them, lol.

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nice photos of ducks thanks for sharing your post!

Thank you!