Chipmunks can’t resist a good old fashion race. Chippy got things started by screening the PBS Masterpiece special “Around the World in Eighty Days” based upon the Jules Verne book. Chippy promised a solid gold sunflower seed for the most innovative idea. The only requirement was the idea must actually get the ‘munk back to the Woodpile. That immediately eliminated some of the crazier ideas like giant catapults and futuristic Star Trek like transporters. I thought I would highlight one of the more promising ideas.
Spring migration is in full swing. Millions of birds, ducks, and hawks are migration from the southern hemisphere to North America. One ‘munk thinks she can hitch a ride home on a duck. In fact, she found a Mallard duck who spends the summers at the pond behind the Woodpile and vacations on Paradise Island for the winter. Mrs. Mallard drove a hard bargain, she wanted “airfare” paid in 25 pounds of cracked corn and insisted upon flying lessons in advance of the trip home. The little ‘munk knows where the humans hide the crack corn for the bird feeders, and she was confident s could liberate some for the payment. Flying lessons proved to a bit more interesting and unexpected. I will let the photos tell the story.
“You got be a kidding? A duck flying simulator!”
“Seriously, you want me to get on that thing?”
First lesson, how to properly climb on to the back of a duck.
To encourage reluctant students, the simulator came equipped with in flight snacks. That did the trick.
After twenty hours of training on the duck simulator, Mrs. Mallard and the chipmunk were ready for the flight home
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