Here's just a sampling of holiday brunches, buffets and take-home dishes available this Easter. And since some of the holiday ...

A mama duck laid eight eggs a few weeks ago in a planter on the rooftop terrace of the Planet Word museum at 13th and K streets NW.

Plenty of things should be in an Easter basket. Colorful eggs are the mainstay, of course. Chocolate bunnies and jelly beans are a welcome addition. But live ducklings, chicks and other baby critters ...