Sinsull, you'll apprecaite this old Luthier's saying, originally found (supposedly) written inside a violin:

I was alive in the forest.
I was cut by the cruel axe.
In life, I was silent.
In death, I sweetly sing.

And I am with you my friend. I "impart life" to all kinds of things and most folks don't understand. I think it started with stuffed animals as a child and went on to include many other things in my life, cars included.

And Wesley.......I think most of us have had that experience, but somehow your telling of it with the duck just cracked me up. Best laugh I've had in days!

Spaw