One of the things on “The List” was to see the ducks at The Peabody Hotel. When I taught third grade, I had this book by Patricia Polacco in my library. It was based on the ducks that live-in the fountain at The Peabody Hotel.
Naturally, The Peabody was on my list for Memphis.
I love big, fancy hotels. I love their elegant lobbies.
The Peabody’s lobby’s centerpiece is this fountain, complete with ducks.
It was crowded, but I managed to find some friendly people who let me squeeze in to their bench area. I find the nicest people wherever I go.
They had The Legend of the Ducks printed on their napkins.
They had a publicity photo framed and hanging on the wall. How can you tell the photo was staged? No people!
You could see the ducks, if you walked over to the fountain. And, when I crop it just so, I have a photo of ducks without people.
There were people everywhere. Up one the second floor looking down.
They had a special area for the kids to get an up close and personal view of the ducks marking out. The duckmaster was telling us about the history of the ducks in the lobby.
He recruited some assistants to help him escort the ducks to their overnight accommodations in the duck palace on the roof.
The ducks are marching down the red carpet and into the elevator.
I stopped in the restroom after the show. I thought the duck motif on the towels was a nice touch.
I took one last look back at the lobby and went on to my next adventure.