Good Causes
This YouTube video made our local paper this morning. This was caught by a DOT camera as the police officer in the video stopped traffic for a family of baby ducks on one of our busy freeways during the morning commute. You just have to love a guy like this.
Cathy-Cate of Hither & Yarn is having a contest to celebrate her 1-year blogiversary. She's giving away lots of free stuff if you enter, but for a good cause. You can enter the contest by donating to one of three charitable organizations, Doctors Without Borders, Knitters For Knockers, and The House That Yarn Built. Any one of those (or all of them!) would be a good choice, so get over there, send her an email, and help out one or more very worthy causes.
We're off to the farmers' market later this morning to check out the bounty. I'll take the camera along so you all can see what's for dinner!
That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Sue H | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 09:58 AM
Awww...
Posted by: Chris | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Aw, NICE officer! It looks like that SUV was really helpful, too. I wonder if maybe they saw the ducks first and called for help?
Posted by: --Deb | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 03:00 PM
I hope that officer is identified and gets a pay raise!
Posted by: Kim | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 04:25 PM
Too much! That gave me a lift!
Posted by: Celia | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 05:20 PM
What a sweet guy!
Posted by: Laritza | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Thank you for this!!! My whole family and I watched this over and over. We love it!
Posted by: tiennie | Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 11:45 PM
One of the shockers from moving from NYC to the 'burbs for me was an incident where a family of swans crossed a 4-lane highway, and all the cars stopped to let them pass. In NYC, they'd be swan stew.
Posted by: marjorie | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 05:17 AM
awwww - that was too sweet
Posted by: Karen | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Thanks for that. What a great guy.
Posted by: Miss T | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Which farmer's market do you go to? We live near the Yakima Fruit Market which is one of my favorite places, since I don't work downtown right now, and can't support PP Market. No matter what the weather when they re-open March 1, it is evidence that spring, and all its bounty, is indeed approaching!
Posted by: Jerilyn | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 01:18 PM
What a guy!!! Love it!
Posted by: mk | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 02:43 PM
I heard about it on CNN this morning. Nice to hear some good news.
Posted by: Vera | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 03:51 PM
That was amazing! I hope you find out who that guy is and put a good word in on his personnel folder! E
Posted by: Ena | Sunday, May 04, 2008 at 02:27 PM
To protect and serve! Love it!
Posted by: PJ | Sunday, May 04, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Oh, my favorite book "Make Way for Ducklings" comes to life!
Posted by: gail | Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Okay - I just read that you belong to a pencil-of-the-month club and I think I want to marry you now.
;)
Posted by: Bookish Wendy | Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 06:22 PM
That's awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Natalie | Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 01:48 PM