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The Rubber Ducky Project: 2013

The Rubber Ducky Project: 2013

At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of a rubber duck. Because my daughter loves rubber duckies so much, my goal was to post a picture a week of one of her rubber ducks. I am pleased to announce that I succeeded in my goal. Her ducks showed up in some pretty unusual places over the past year. Because I had so much fun this year, one my goals for the coming year is to continue with the Rubber Ducky Project. In the meanwhile, check out the travels of the rubber ducky over the past year!

Week 1

The Duck in the Ball Pit features a rubber duck hiding inside the ball pit of my toddler daughter.

Week 2

The Duck in the Snowy Bush features a rubber duck nestled inside a snow-covered bush during the winter.

Week 3

The Duck and the Cat features a rubber duck hanging out with Princess the cat.

Week 4

The Duck on the Dauphin Island Beach features a rubber duck taking a dip in the Gulf of Mexico on the beach on Dauphin Island in Alabama.

Week 5

The Duck on the Library Card Catalog features a rubber duck checking out the old paper card catalog in a library.

Week 6

The Duck at the Dauphin Island Estuarium features a rubber duck checking out an exhibit at the Dauphin Island Estuarium in Alabama.

Week 7

The Duck on the Snowy Fence features a rubber duck chilling on a snow-covered fence in the middle of winter.

Week 8

The Duck on the Globe features a rubber duck sitting on top of the world.

Week 9

The Duck on the Snowy Bench features a rubber duck chilling on a snow-covered piece of wood on a bench.

Week 10

The Duck in the Bird Sanctuary features a rubber duck hilariously resting on a wooden post inside the bird sanctuary on Dauphin Island in Alabama.

Week 11

The Duck on the Snowy Wagon Wheel features a rubber duck sitting atop a wagon wheel covered in snow.

Week 12

The Duck on the Amtrak Train features a rubber duck hitching a ride in a sleeper car on an Amtrak train.

Week 13

The Duck on the Library Shelf features a rubber duck tucked quietly away on some library book shelves.

Week 14

The Duck in the Cannon features a rubber duck inside a Civil War cannon at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island in Alabama.

Week 15

The Duck and the Snowy Pinecone features a rubber duck chilling next to a pinecone covered in snow.

Week 16

The Duck on the Tricycle features a rubber duck riding on a toddler training tricycle.

Week 17

The Duck by the Snowy Grass features a rubber duck chilling next to some snow-covered ornamental grass.

Week 18

The Duck on the Dauphin Island Pier features a rubber duck catching some rays on a wooden pier on Dauphin Island in Alabama.

Week 19

The Duck in the Grocery Store features a rubber duck lounging around the canned vegetables in a grocery store.

Week 20

The Duck and the Daffodil features a rubber duck chilling in the shade of a blooming daffodil flower.

Week 21

The Duck on the Dauphin Island Boardwalk features a rubber duck relaxing on the boardwalk outside the Dauphin Island Estuarium.

Week 22

The Duck on the Tree Stump features a rubber duck experiencing nature on top of the stump of a dead tree.

Week 23

The Duck on the Map Cabinet features a rubber duck browsing the map cabinets at an academic library.

Week 24

The Duck in the Crabapple Tree feature a rubber duck chilling from the lower branches of a young crabapple tree.

Week 25

The Duck Overlooking the Illinois State University Bridge features a rubber duck looking out of the College Avenue walking bridge from Milner Library at Illinois State University.

Week 26

The Duck and the Purple Flower features a rubber duck relaxing next to a purple flower poking up through cedar wood chips.

Week 27

The Duck and the Bald Eagle features a rubber duck hanging out with the bald eagles at Miller Park Zoo.

Week 28

The Duck and the Cloth Diapers features a rubber duck nestles among some Best Bottom inserts, Best Bottoms shells, and Flip covers.

Week 29

The Duck and the Swan Geese features a rubber duck peering at the swan geese at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 30

The Duck and the Piano features a rubber duck resting on the keys of a piano.

Week 31

The Duck and the Hostas features a rubber duck lounging in the shade on some hostas.

Week 32

The Duck and the Cucumber Seedlings features a rubber duck chilling among some cucumber seedlings.

Week 33

The Duck and the Red Wolves features a rubber duck in front of the red wolves enclosure at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 34

The Duck and the Pile of Bricks features a rubber duck hanging out among a pile of broken landscaping bricks.

Week 35

The Duck and the Hippo features a rubber duck chilling with a metal hippo sculpture at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 36

The Duck and the Monkey features a rubber duck grabbing the attention of a small money at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 37

The Duck and the Tiger features a rubber duck hanging out with the tiger statue at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 38

The Duck and the Tiger Ball features a rubber duck sitting on the tiger ball on display the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 39

The Duck in the Kitchen Sink features a rubber duck relaxing in the waters of a metal kitchen sink.

Week 40

The Duck in the Tropical America Rainforest features a rubber duck observing the animals in the Tropical America Rainforest exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 41

The Duck and the Tropical Birds features a rubber duck checking out some tropical birds in the Tropical America Rainforest exhibit at the Miller Park Zoo.

Week 42

The Duck and the Library Reading Nook features a rubber duck nestled in a reading nook at Milner Library.

Week 43

The Duck and the Halloween Duck-oration Wreath features a mummy rubber duck looking festive nestled inside a Halloween rubber duck wreath.

Week 44

The Duck and the Autumn Decorations features a rubber duck hiding among some cute Halloween and autumn decorations.

Week 45

The Duck and the Apples features a rubber duck atop a bowl of bright red autumn apples.

Week 46

The Duck and the Pumpkins features a rubber duck atop a pile of pumpkins.

Week 47

The Duck and the Miniature Pumpkins features a rubber duck nestled amid a pile of miniature pumpkins.

Week 48

The Duck and the Old Navy Dog features a rubber duck perched atop the dog at an Old Navy store.

Week 49

The Duck and the Coca Cola Bear features a rubber duck hanging out with a lighted Coca Cola bear under a Christmas tree.

Week 50

The Duck and the Christmas Mickey and Minnie features a rubber duck chilling between a Christmas Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.

Week 51

The Duck and the Christmas Duck-oration Wreath features a Santa Claus rubber duck looking festive nestled inside a Christmas rubber duck wreath.

Week 52

The Duck and the Peacock features a rubber duck chilling next to a lighted Christmas peacock.

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