Old age has caught up on me

I have been feeling very old for the last month. For years I have been having difficulty hearing clearly in a noisy environment for example a full restaurant. It has been getting steadily worse and 6 weeks ago I gave in and made an appointment to have my hearing tested. It turned out that my left ear is very good for my age but my right ear is very bad, I now have a hearing aid and that makes me feel very old but also very glad that I got it, I didn't realise just how much I wasn't hearing until I could hear it again. I swear the birds have all bought amplifiers their song is so loud.

Saffron Kandi and I took a walk along the canal Saturday and since I only had the two of them to keep and eye on I took my camera. The ducks have mostly all appeared up but there is still the odd female being harassed by several unlucky males. The dogs ignore the ducks quietly swimming along but these noisy groups make their ears stand up and they take very close notice. Saffron loves it when the poor female takes flight to try and shake the males and the males follow quacking noisily. Saffron races after them barking excitedly followed by Kandi who has no idea why Saffy is running but just loves to chase.

Talking of ducks pairing up, This lad must be something special( here be photos )