Over the weekend, Isabelle asked if we could go to the park to feed the ducks. I wasn’t thrilled about the idea of being in a park with lots of other people so we made a deal. If the kids could get up and out EARLY this morning, then we’d grant Isabelle’s wish and go to the park.
Marc gathered wheat bread and hot dog rolls and put it in a plastic bag for the ducks. I remembered some not-so-tasty gluten-free bread I’ve had in the freezer since President’s Day Weekend. I hadn’t thrown it out, despite disliking it, since I kept worrying about food shortages. Now that I know the local gluten-free bakery is baking consistently, I felt as though I could part with the remaining eight slices. I defrosted the bread, put it in a separate plastic bag (You never know when you encounter a duck with Celiac disease!), and put it in the car with the bag of regular breads.
Once we arrived at the park, I untwisted the twist on the gluten-free bread bag first. Ari and I began tossing the gluten-free bread in. The ducks swam over and nibbled on it. Then, they SPIT IT OUT. Seriously! I couldn’t imagine why they’d spit it out. They are ducks! How could they be that finicky?! So, Ari and I kept tossing the gluten-free bread into the water. The ducks swam away from it!
Next, I opened up the bag of wheat bread and hot dog rolls. And do you know what happened next? The ducks devoured it!
Apparently that gluten-free bread was really that bad. No longer did I feel badly about getting rid of good food since it was NOT good!
Raising Literate Humans 
Oh God 🙂 I am glad you all did not eat it.
Ha
Who knew ducks were so picky?
Kevin
That’s hilarious!
So funny! There definitely must have been something bad in that bread. So bad that the ducks didn’t recognize it as food!
I am chuckling at my desk. Bad gf bread really is bad, isn’t it? Glad this pandemic didn’t reduce you to eating those last 8 slices. Actually, I’m glad it didn’t reduce the ducks to eating it, either!
I had no idea that the ducks could be picky. Perhaps someone else has spoiled with muffins and cupcakes. I am happy that you were able to make Isabelle’s wish happen at the early hours of the day.
They must have options … glad you found a way to do what they love and get in a good laugh as well.
How interesting … that gluten-free bread must indeed be “that bad” if ducks won’t eat it! Makes me wonder if they know more than we do about what’s so bad about it …