What a Silly Goose!

" A Goose and a Duck"

Jade Elizabeth Trainor

A goose and a duck walked through a farm,
Holding each others wings like arms,
The farmer froze and watched them cross the yard,
His wife stock still and staring hard.

A dog started to bark loudly at the two,
It startled them so into the air they flew,
Past the farm and into the town,
It never occurred to them to look down.

Past the town and into the city,
The air smelled stale and slightly gritty,
They landed in a large flock of birds,
But neither could understand a single word.

Into the sunrise they set off the next day,
They didn’t have time for the slightest delay,
Side by side the flew through the air,
The city folk all stopped at once to stare.

Upon their return home to the farm,
The cold night air still and calm,
They flew into the barn to sleep,
Wings around each other not a peep."

TODAY'S SEEDS OF WISDOM

• JUST BLOOMED TODAY
• GARDEN UPDATE
• WHAT A SILLY GOOSE!
• FAUNA
• GARDEN GIGGLE
• GARDEN GAMES
• GARDEN GOODIES~ SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE  #0019 CITRUS CLOUD FLOAT 
• FEEDBACK

JUST BLOOMED TODAY

GARDEN UPDATE
More flowers on the topsy turveys and they are just thriving, which makes me extremely happy considering we both had to cool our heels(roots) since January.


This morning I was watering and the heat was not too bad yet and the sun was dancing on the soft breeze. The birds were getting busy and all of God's little creatures were working hard. Such peace and joy comes from one's garden. We hope you find it in your garden, too; if not, you can share ours!
  


 WHAT A SILLY GOOSE!
One Mother Goose nursery rhyme asks a goose where it has wandered. No question exists as to where plastic and concrete goose lawn ornaments have wandered; they have flocked to America's front yards from coast to coast in the last 30 years.

Concrete lawn geese began their migration into the mainstream of American culture around 1980. Their popularity began in the Upper Ohio River Valley, which begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and extends southward toward northern Kentucky.A 1995 article in "The Chicago Sun Times" newspaper identifies Kentucky as the birthplace of the concrete side of the ornamental lawn goose family.  

Well-dressed lawn geese migrated to other parts of the nation by the early 1990s. The trend continues to endure in the West where it has waddled out of the front yard and into the workaday world as exemplified by the plastic goose that now guards the reception desk of one Colorado elementary school. Its ever-evolving wardrobe brings smiles to students, staff and visitors. 

This is how it works: You put a concrete goose weighing approximately 50-60 lbs on your front porch and dress it up with outfits according to the season, holiday, or simply the mood of the day.  

And you thought gnomes were bad...OMG the outfits the goose owners put on these unsuspecting geese boggles the mind. And they CHANGE them, some people daily, with the weather (for example, my MIL has a raincoat for her goose, with rainbonnet.)

 

Without casting judgement, I withhold comment and offer these for your viewing pleasure.

 

 

And let's not forget Christmas, for can anyone do without a goose nativity?

I rest my case.

GARDEN GIGGLE

 

FAUNA

You are in for a treat! One of the hubby and I's favorite videos. You can bet if we were in the Netherlands every Saturday morning at 8am, we would be there cheering them on! (Mobile users if you do not see a video here, please go here to view)

GARDEN GAMES 

Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle: COMING SOON


GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN EXCLUSIVE RECIPE #0019 CITRUS CLOUD FLOAT

A welcome (and pretty!) break for a hot afternoon that is even low fat and caffeine free!

You Will Need:
(1) can Shasta California Dreaming Orange Soda
(2) scoops Triple Berry Sherbet  
(1) small seedless orange or tangelo
(1) strawberry
(1) sprig of mint
(1) fun bendy straw


Instructions:
In a very large glass, put two scoops of sherbet (hint! You can make your sherbet and ice cream easier to scoop if you put it in the microwave for about 1 minute first).


Slice the orange or tangelo and cut in towards the middle but not all the way thru to place slices on rim of the glass. I used a cute bendy straw and put a strawberry on the end and pushed it down so that the straw end was visible. 


Then pour one can of the soda over the sherbet and let it foam up. Tuck a sprig of mint on top and you are ready to impress!

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