tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post985480201558583152..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: I thought I'd Seen Everything!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25841093756557981572013-10-19T06:10:44.129+01:002013-10-19T06:10:44.129+01:00I once worked at a large orchid collectors greenho...I once worked at a large orchid collectors greenhouse in England who kept geese as alarms. they had complete freedom in the greenhouses and I was quite taken with them.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69358731760603913902013-10-18T23:11:35.797+01:002013-10-18T23:11:35.797+01:00Hi Cro, I wonder if that is what people thought of...Hi Cro, I wonder if that is what people thought of Bob and I this morning taking Billy and Molly for their walk and Bob with George our cockatoo on his shoulder,what is normal to us is probably strange to others lol.<br />carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68629216838380458422013-10-18T05:15:35.322+01:002013-10-18T05:15:35.322+01:00They do have water at the moment; she's taken ...They do have water at the moment; she's taken note at last!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8835367280657526012013-10-17T23:45:57.521+01:002013-10-17T23:45:57.521+01:00That's adorable! Now I want a goose! (a real g...That's adorable! Now I want a goose! (a real goose, never mind that pinch on my derriere...)Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75179086304480910182013-10-17T22:47:00.272+01:002013-10-17T22:47:00.272+01:00I didn't realise France kept up its custom of ...I didn't realise France kept up its custom of no school on Wednesdays. When we sang "Sacre Charlemagne" there was a line, "Cars sans lui dans notre vie, il n'est que des jeudis." Apparently at the time the song was composed, Thursday was the no-school day.<br /><br />Your photo would make a lovely painting.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57519768668915600352013-10-17T21:20:58.683+01:002013-10-17T21:20:58.683+01:00There's a goose, loose, aboot this hooseThere's a goose, loose, aboot this hooseelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39377633227840291432013-10-17T20:26:28.255+01:002013-10-17T20:26:28.255+01:00That's so sweet! :)
I think about your neighb...That's so sweet! :)<br /><br />I think about your neighbors horses occasionally, I do hope they're doing okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71735054652927287712013-10-17T13:10:05.368+01:002013-10-17T13:10:05.368+01:00Makes for a cute picture though doesn't it?Makes for a cute picture though doesn't it?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8115581443856853922013-10-17T13:09:09.009+01:002013-10-17T13:09:09.009+01:00Geese make for outstanding guard dogs. It was a r...Geese make for outstanding guard dogs. It was a recognition of this attribute that saved mine from the other outstanding thing they make, a good Christmas roast!<br /><br />So kids do not attend school on a Wednesday in France? I think that is a great idea. Wednesday afternoons in the British Army were always Sports Afternoons.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70716127831056129532013-10-17T09:41:13.965+01:002013-10-17T09:41:13.965+01:00They certainly weren't encouraging it. It just...They certainly weren't encouraging it. It just seemed to tag along.<br /><br />Our cat used to come for walks with us, but after about 300 metres it would start to moan, and want to go home.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23932548071469919822013-10-17T09:26:00.697+01:002013-10-17T09:26:00.697+01:00Geese used to walk long distances to market and th...Geese used to walk long distances to market and they used to tar their feet for the journey didn't they? Hope this goose didn't have its feet tarred. Glad it is so friendly. I had to get rid of my two as they became so aggressive.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66046542643268685362013-10-17T09:10:40.671+01:002013-10-17T09:10:40.671+01:00Wonder if it's happily following or anxiously ...Wonder if it's happily following or anxiously hoping for their return. One of our cats follows yowling when we go out, piteously fearful, it seems, that we might never come back.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89860753801513845342013-10-17T07:53:14.276+01:002013-10-17T07:53:14.276+01:00They make wonderful guardians; even attacking thei...They make wonderful guardians; even attacking their owners on occasions (as ours did).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7304539478167688912013-10-17T07:52:16.427+01:002013-10-17T07:52:16.427+01:00Not very clear picture, I'm afraid. She was ab...Not very clear picture, I'm afraid. She was about 2 hundred metres away, and I used my camera's 'close-up' setting. But you get the idea!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67387917814556063532013-10-17T07:51:16.036+01:002013-10-17T07:51:16.036+01:00It looks almost as big as the child! Hmm, I wonde...It looks almost as big as the child! Hmm, I wonder is there such a thing as a guard goose? If so, I'm off to the goosery.David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64595376874869070112013-10-17T07:20:06.555+01:002013-10-17T07:20:06.555+01:00Goosey goosey gander going for a wander...Goosey goosey gander going for a wander...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com