“Take a picture of me with this duck,” she said. If I hadn’t already been smitten, that would have done it. Seriously.
We were browsing T.J. Maxx just for something to pass the time. It was March 30 and she was in a fetching winter coat. The duck was almost as big as she is. The photo of her with a big grin holding a giant stuffed duck has become one of my most precious possessions; I smile every time I see it.
Why? I’m not sure I can put it into words, but of course I’ll try: It was silly and spontaneous, and the photo captured a moment of capricious goofiness, and I love all of those things in my moments.
Why do we fall in love with one person rather than another person who may be just as sweet and attractive? I honestly can’t say, but once that connection is made, it’s amazing how endearing a photo can be of your loved one smiling prettily with a big duck.
Maybe I want to be that duck.
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