4th June 2025
Gilly Goose, jarred off at how the hikers heedlessly hefted chunks of bread
That sometimes struck an unwary head…
Ducks might duck
Swans swim away
But Gilly and her sisters preferred to stay…
Called a meeting
Every kind of duck, gull, goose and swan
“Come on!”
But alas, most residents sat upon the proverbial fence
Non-attendees of her conference
59 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Conference
crispina kemp 
What an unresponsive audience 💜💜💜
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Yea. I’d call it complacency. I can hear them saying, “Yea, yea, you get on with it mate)
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wings in ears bla, bla, bla, 💜
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Now there’s an image: wings in ears!
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Love it too 💜💜💜
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🥰
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As Willow said, … very unresponsive, Crisp, … or maybe now the conference is over, … time is called, Preen time, …💙
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I’ve plenty of shots of them preening. Looks like a labour conference 😂
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Now you say that, I see it too, …😂
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Oops, mustn’t get political!
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😂😂😂😂😂
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🥰😂🥰
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And here I’d always thought they were just thrilled someone was throwing bread!
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But bread isn’t part of their diet. It’s not food for them (although gulls will happily eat anything)
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Perhaps they want the chunks of bread.
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I think the gulls might want them. Scavengers, they’ll eat anything
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Yes, though I’ve heard that bread is not good for the ducks 🦆
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It’s not. Not for any of the birds, really. Though gulls will eat anything
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Very right, the gulls will steal your food from under your nose 😂
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And out of your hand, as I have witnessed!
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Oh I never had that experience.
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It was a young lad, just bought a hot pasty, walked out of the shop and the gull swooped down and took it.
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Poor guy.
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That made me smile – great image too 😊
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Thank you. I wouldn’t call myself a poet, more of a rhymer
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You’re a poet!🙌
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I’ll bow my head and take that from you. Thank you
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Disinterested ducks! Bread for birds is banned in my park.
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As it is at Whittlingham where this photo was taken. But hey, gotta make a story somehow!
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