The Curious Step:
One Small Step Toward the Unknown

The afternoon light spills across the riverbank, catching on the fine down of a young mallard’s chest. With one small step forward, it claims the smooth rock beneath its feet — a moment of balance between caution and courage.

Behind it, the water hums its quiet song; ahead, the world stretches wide and unknown. Yet here, in this brief pause, the duckling stands certain. Its gaze is steady, its posture deliberate — a tiny traveler poised at the threshold of discovery.

In that fragile frame of down and bone, adventure lives.