Sunrise — 5:53.

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Sunrise — 5:48, 6:13, 6:18, 6:19.

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Ducklings — paddling and scampering.

Today, on Lake Mendota:

Sunrise — 6:19, 6:38.

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The Mystery of the Waterfowl.

This morning, at sunrise, we analyze the birds.

Sunrise — at 7 — with the UW Marching Band.

It's "On, Wisconsin!" and then random music provided by the silhouetted couple's boombox:

Then the band was playing what to me sounds like random notes, and when I played the video on my desktop just now, Meade says "Send me that one," and I was puzzled....

I'm told it's "Hail Purdue," and I get it. Meade grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue is his original home team, and he wants to send the video to someone in West Lafayette. Don't you think it's nice that the band plays the enemy's fight song? It's a tradition, a welcome, played pre-game.

Sunrise — 6:18, 6:41, 6:43, 6:46.

Sunrise — 6:41, 6:42.

Sunrise — 5:38, 5:39, 5:48.

Sunrise — 5:41, 5:44, 5:45.

Sunrise — 6:05.

Sunrise — 6:14.

Sunrise — 6:12, 6:17, 6:29, 6:30.

Sunrise — 7:23.

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Sunrise — 6:59, 7:00.

Sunrise — 5:22, 5:30.

Sunrise — 5:19, 5:23, 5:25.

Sunrise — 5:09, 5:18, 5:26.

Sunrise — 5:37.

"A California father died after being struck by a car Thursday night while helping a family of ducks cross a busy road...."

The NY Post quotes a 12-year-old boy, who took photos of the man and then witnessed his death:

"He got out of the car and was shooing the ducks and everyone was clapping because he was being really nice... They were saying, 'Oh, it’s so cute. It’s so nice of him.' And then all of a sudden he was hit by a car.... He was the only person to get out of the car and try and help them and probably the nicest person in the entire area. It’s not fair."