heartwarming shit

on the way to work, driving through Maribyrnong towards Sunshine, I saw the cutest thing I may have ever seen in my short life...all traffic screeching to a halt to make way for mother duck crossing the busy road, with little ducklings following behind. it was touch-and-go for a few anxious minutes, but they slowly, eventually waddled all the way to the other side of the intersection, and safely made it on to the footpath and then into the sanctuary of the nearest park.

it looked a little something like this, but in real life the ducklings formed more of an orderly queue and looked to be on more of a mission