Rubber Duckie in the pond DSC_8617
Hmmmm, I have a duck for my pond, hee hee :) Company is coming so I am going to be kind of on and kind of off flikr for the next few weeks, sometimes to enjoy company other times to get ready for them and of course a bit of habitat enhancements in between. Happy Easter and Happy Snapping to all. The information about Rubber duckies below is from Wikipedia.
A rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylized duck, generally yellow with a flat base. It may be made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic.[1] The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in Western pop culture and is often symbolically linked to bathing. Various novelty variations of the toy are produced.
The history of the rubber duck is linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 19th century. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber when manufacturers began using Charles Goodyear's invention, vulcanized rubber. As a consequence, these solid rubber ducks were not capable of floating, but instead were intended for use as chew toys.
Sculptor Peter Ganine created a sculpture of a duck in the 1940s, then patented it and reproduced it as a floating toy, of which over 50,000,000 were sold.
Jim Henson popularized rubber ducks in 1969, performing the song "Rubber Duckie" as Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street. Ernie frequently spoke to his duck and carried it with him in other segments of the show. On a special occasion, Little Richard performed the song.
Rubber Duckie in the pond DSC_8617
Hmmmm, I have a duck for my pond, hee hee :) Company is coming so I am going to be kind of on and kind of off flikr for the next few weeks, sometimes to enjoy company other times to get ready for them and of course a bit of habitat enhancements in between. Happy Easter and Happy Snapping to all. The information about Rubber duckies below is from Wikipedia.
A rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylized duck, generally yellow with a flat base. It may be made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic.[1] The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in Western pop culture and is often symbolically linked to bathing. Various novelty variations of the toy are produced.
The history of the rubber duck is linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 19th century. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber when manufacturers began using Charles Goodyear's invention, vulcanized rubber. As a consequence, these solid rubber ducks were not capable of floating, but instead were intended for use as chew toys.
Sculptor Peter Ganine created a sculpture of a duck in the 1940s, then patented it and reproduced it as a floating toy, of which over 50,000,000 were sold.
Jim Henson popularized rubber ducks in 1969, performing the song "Rubber Duckie" as Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street. Ernie frequently spoke to his duck and carried it with him in other segments of the show. On a special occasion, Little Richard performed the song.