Harvey

At the beginning of the summer Todd's family dog, Rex, was chasing a little baby duck around the yard. Brenda was able to snatch the duck from Rex, but could not find it's mother. She knew how much Todd loves ducks, so she gave the little guy to him to raise. He was so tiny and cute. We named him Harvey.

Todd loved Harvey. There were times where I'd be inside and notice Todd had been missing for a while. I found him in the garage holding Harvey.



It is hard to believe after only a few months little Harvey turned into this...










Todd tried to get Harvey to fly, but his attempts would always end with Harvey doing a face plant into the ground. One day I came home from work and Todd was all sweaty and was holding a flashlight. I asked him what he had been doing and he told me he had been searching for Harvey all night long, Harvey had flown away. Poor Todd, his little friend was gone, without a proper good-bye. Todd held out hope for a few days that Harvey would return. He said, "He'll be back in the morning, I know him." Harvey never came back, but I told Todd that is a sign he was a good mother, Harvey is able to leave the nest and be on his own.