Two Geese & a Duck

 

These guys were here to greet me this morning when I went out to water.  I know two are Egyptian Geese, these type of geese have been around the neighborhood for years. The duck, which I cannot identify, is a more recent new visitor.  There is a pond up front that is the likely draw for these guys.  The duck is usually hanging out with these guys, but he/she waddles much slower and she's always quacking to the beat of her waddles.  We are not really close to the pond, but these guys are looking for treats.  I can almost walk up and touch them.

Egyptian Geese

We have been watching this family for a while already.  The "babies" are almost as big as Mommy and Daddy now. Really cool to see them on the days they get water time. They dive under and pop back up, sometimes several feet away.  Mom and Dad are very protective and they actually are not in the water as often as I would have expected. Without a good lens on my camera, this shot would not have been possible as they keep their distance from human interaction. Of course there are neighborhood cars driving by fairly close sometimes, and they seem to be okay with that... until you slow down to get a closer look.  That is when you hear the warning quacks and the babies start scurrying away.  So respecting their "safe distance" is a must. Meanwhile I think the whole neighborhood is enjoying as this winged family grows.  Mom and Dad have been around for a while and it will be interesting to see if any, or all of the young ones stick around.

Cinema Geese

We took advantage of the opportunity for tickets at a great price to go to an awesome movie this morning.  The movie was Samson and it was produced by the same people that made God is Not Dead. They did a totally incredible depiction of the Bible account of Samson.  The movie is only showing for a short time, so it is hard to get the word out there in time... but it definitely was worth watching. We got there early cause we didn't know what traffic would be like.  While passing the extra time in the almost empty parking lot... it was before 10 when the stores open, I watched a few geese wandering around, and was upset when a truck parked and blocked my view.  That is when Ron noted that I should look up over the entrance to the theater... I then spotted the Cinema Geese...

I think I have found my favorite theater of all the theaters I have ever been in.  Every seat was a recliner.  There was no such thing as a bad seat.  Not only was the movie spectacular, it will be difficult to find seating anywhere that is more comfortable away from home. OK, there was one other bonus item... Tuesdays are $5 movie days at this incredible theater. Doesn't get any better than that.  If you ever happen to be looking for me on a Tuesday, you might want to check to see if we have gone to the movies.  We don't go to the movies often, but there were a few previews of some good ones upcoming... Just Sayin'.

Sugar and her two sisters are adapting pretty well to being inside kitties.  We have a couple "thrones" for viewing purposes.  They are good at taking turns, but this is one of Sugar's favorite perches. Also, our back deck has lots of bird visitors, especially cardinals, but the greatest commotion is caused by the neighborhood kitties that like to taunt our poor captive felines.  When we hear the chorus begin, we know there is a kitty on the deck. Once I even saw a raccoon helping himself to the birdseed.  He left at my coaxing, but he really wasn't all that phased by my finding him there with his hand in the cookie jar.  I have to keep a heavy rock on the seed bin to detract the birdseed bandit.

I had fun making some curtains for my brothers truck.  Quilted and complete with Velcro on the back.  Went down to look through my stash of panels and found one I thought he might enjoy.