Joseph Tapley, who settled at Bondi in 1905, had a penchant for squirreling away in his diaries anything at all that caught his attention, or tickled his funnybone. We quote a newsclipping saved in one of Joseph's diaries from around 1915:
"Sam Johnson, a cotton planter of Mississippi,came into the country store and asked for credit.
"Why, Sam," said the proprietor, "haven't you just sold your cotton?"
"Yes, suh," was the answer, "but de ducks all got it."
"The ducks all got it?"
"Yes, suh. I shipped it up to Memphis, and dey deducks foh freight, deducks foh hauling, deducks foh storage, deducks for insurance, and deducks foh commission. De ducks jus' nachally et up all dat cotton. Dat's why I'm heah."
Some things seem timeless... At least the real ducks at the lake aren't eating up the profits!
Sarah, age 12, took these really awesome photos of our ducklings. We think she did an amazing job with the camera, and really caught the spirit of the young ducks.
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