I live in Massachusetts; about an hour away from Boston. I don't visit there much but upon my last visit there, on my way to Europe I decided to spend a day and a night in Boston.

You can read more about Boston and see the pictures I took around the city right here. But this little essay is about the famous book and bronze statues entitled "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey

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It's a simple, yet wonderful book about a family of ducks that make their home in Boston. The book shows us a little bit around the actual landmarks in Boston. But the big thing about the book is that it is based on a true story about a family of ducks that would cross a main street every day to go to a hotel. And the police would anticipate their arrival and stop traffic for them.

I remember reading that book as a child. The big thing for me was that it was a fiction novel based on a true story. I liked that aspect.

Well, some 50 years later I was walking through the stacks of my local library. That is something that I did hundreds of times as a child and a teenager. But life has been busy for me these past 50 years.

Now, however, I am semi-retired. And I have some time to spare. And once again, as I did all those years ago, I am walking through the stacks of my local library :)

And I just happened to chance upon "Make way for Ducklings".

I wonder where these past 50 years went?

It reminds me of a quote that you might have heard: "The days are long and the years are short".

It's true.

Here is a picture of the bronze monument in Boston:

Like I had mentioned earlier in this story I did spend a little time roaming around Boston. I have pictures and more about it right here: Will in Boston