Geese @ MindSay

Have you ever been driving down the road and seen an old cow surrounded by calves while all the other cows are off grazing? Well, that  bovine beauty is a "calf sitter". Yep, she keeps an eye on the little scamps while the mommies take a break and munch without interruption. Such an odd but dear practice in the animal kingdom.
I love cows. They're so docile and trusting.They eat, sleep, rear young and never complain or ask for anything.You see a little rough and tumble between calves, but generally they are peaceful and kind.

Well geese , now they're a whole different ballgame.They are easy to agitate and very vocal about it. They chase you down and bite your butt in a heartbeat. They even get annoyed with each other frequently.Their quite demanding and though they flock " together" I think it's all about safety. They take care of their babies and waddle around squawking all day till they get tired. Then then tuck their head under their wing and sleep until they're rested then they wake up and start all over again!

Turkeys, well they're just stupid. Range turkeys are pissed off at the world and turkeys raised in houses are clueless. They like to grab your shoelaces because they think they have found a "white worm" that must be eaten. They live to eat.....and to freak out. They'll spook in a heart beat and crowd to the end of the turkey house until they suffocate one another.I think it's living in those unnatural houses that makes them so nuts. They never seem to learn anything!
Wild turkeys are beautiful and  majestic. In fact the turkey was almost our national bird instead of the eagle.

Now dogs, they're much like humans.They vary in their personalities. Some are sweet and gentle, trusting and loyal. You can let them out in the yard and find them laying under a tree a few hours later. They want to curl up in your lap or by your side because their favorite place is with you.
But, others are angry, always looking for a fight.Let them out and they're gone with the wind.They keep to themselves and don't care if you ever show them any affection.
Dogs seem to display every emotion we have. Love, hate, pride, envy, jealousy,anger.
I can't imagine a world without dogs.

Now pigs....pigs suck.

I'm a goose. What are you?

Geese are the pitbulls of the avian world. They are some mean mofo's!

 

 

I don't know why this goose hates this dog so much, but I laughed my ass off at this video!

 

 

 

 

Normally I'd say geese have no place in the kitchen (especially those dreadful ones that wear bonnets for some reason). But this gaggle of measuring cups from the latest Anthropologie mailer caught my eye and charmed me. :)

Woke up to some snow, so shot the pix of the "naked" tree next door, the lone goose trying to catch his gaggle, and a b&w scene from our back yard:

 

 

 

 

Spent the day doing pre-turkey day cooking, while L set up his Christmas train!!!  All the lit houses are up, the skaters are skating, and the trains are a-rollin'!

Tonight we're going to cozy up in bed and watch Schrek 3!!  Tomorrow is the BIG one!  We have a good friend, who is alone, coming over to share with us.  You know I'll get pix!

Enjoy!

Well, on my way off of the base I snapped these pictures of the goslings. They are even more adorable swimming. I especially like the little goose bottom in the last one. Of course, I'll be cursing that bottom in a couple months when I'm scooping goose crap off the lawn.

 

Spent the evening with my Japanese friend and went out for seafood at this awesome place in Jamestown (next island to the west). Then we drove around the south part of the island and watched the fog roll up the beach... we're both kind of freaks like that. All in all a good day, really. I even donated a double unit of platelets at the blood center... they really like me to do platelet donation when there's a machine open because I'm apparently blessed with twice the normal number of them. I wanted to ask the woman taking my donation if that was why my blood was so chewy, but I didn't want to gross her out. (For that matter, I think I just grossed myself out.)

 

Anyway, going to read for a while... not really tired, but I know I need to get up early... plus, tomorrow's another three-mile day and I'm going to try to do eight miles on Saturday. Trying not to reinjure myself, so the Sunday 'marathon pace' run is out. But I still want a better time than on my last one.