"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Magpie Tales 87 -a visit to Chinatown




Sneaky peek
Behind Peking Ducks
Hung so low



Peking ducks live in a free range environment for the first 45 days of their lives....


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19 comments:

  1. anthonynorth10:17 AM

    Perfect words for the pic.

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  2. Helen11:11 AM

    After those 45 days if fois gras is the ultimate goal ... watch out!

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  3. christopher11:44 AM

    Thanks for prompting me to go to Wiki. I don't think I want to be a Peking Duck!

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  4. Tess Kincaid1:28 PM

    I don't want to know about the second 45...

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  5. Kay L. Davies1:42 PM

    I'm glad they get a month and a half of something that feels like freedom, but probably isn't.

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  6. Anonymous12:44 AM

    I like the phrase 'sneeky peek', nice play with 'Peking'.
    Jamie.

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  7. Martin2:45 AM

    I hope those ducks don't have calendars.

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  8. Brian Miller11:12 AM

    nice word play...i bet they do not count the days...

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  9. chiccoreal11:17 AM

    Dear Kathe: Excellent Haiku mode; a la duck. "Hung so low" ...MWAH!!!

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  10. Susie Clevenger8:11 PM

    love this...we read we learn...

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  11. Tumblewords:8:23 PM

    Ah so. Well done.

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  12. Margaret8:29 PM

    Well, don't we all like our rotisserie chicken? I guess it is different because their heads are chopped off... :)

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  13. Intelliblog1:21 AM

    Ah! Like it very much. I too chose haiku!

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  14. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry6:15 PM

    thoughtful image and notes in the end.

    a fun piece on top, well done.

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  15. Isabel Doyle9:28 PM

    Yes indeed.
    Your wv is 'patesu' which will be coming to a menu near you soon!

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  16. Trellissimo3:50 AM

    The white duck, at least, looks happy still!

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  17. Stafford Ray11:01 AM

    Loved the play with 'sneak, peek and Peking'!

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  18. Lydia3:16 PM

    Great magpie. I did not know that about Peking Ducks. If only they knew.....

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  19. Helena12:06 PM

    Perfectly Pekingly!

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