Fun story! I've always enjoyed coming across the few I've seen (but have never seen the referenced duck or its tracks!!)....
I did notice, however, you include the following sentence at the beginning of your story, but then proceed to use "manhole cover" elsewhere throughout: "Since personhole cover is a disgusting term and manhole a problematic term, hatch cover or utility cover are the preferred names."
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I love your wandering and discovery of odd objects. Here is one of my finds a few years ago when I was following the Duwamish along the west bank.
Maybe you will find something new about it. However, it is intriguing.
https://batgurrl.net/2015/12/29/forgotten-duwamish-marker/
Fun story! I've always enjoyed coming across the few I've seen (but have never seen the referenced duck or its tracks!!)....
I did notice, however, you include the following sentence at the beginning of your story, but then proceed to use "manhole cover" elsewhere throughout: "Since personhole cover is a disgusting term and manhole a problematic term, hatch cover or utility cover are the preferred names."
OK, I have a outing...I have seen the duck tracks but not the terra cotta duck!
OK, where can we find this hefty duck and its tracks?