Okay, so I had to show you these pictures I just received from Chris at his hotel in Charleston.  Apparently, there is a stray duck outside his room that has taken a liking to him…following him around wherever he goes.

He is so cute!  He’s hurt his foot somehow, and is hopping around on the other one.  Well Chris, being the big softie that he is, decided that he would give the duck some food and water before calling the local emergency vet care center to locate someone to come rescue him.

They had a nice little visit, right up until the moment Chris got in touch with the vet.  They were only a block away, and they told Chris to gather up the duck in a box and bring him in.  Are you serious?  He has a broken foot, not a broken wing.  Picture Chris chasing a wild duck around the pool with a hotel towel in his hands, pouncing at him as he flies five or six feet at a time…Chris tells me it was a sight to behold.  He has successfully chased his new friend away and, I suppose, will try again tomorrow as soon as the duck is hungry again.