tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post3854030778947278832..comments2024-03-27T21:25:24.430-04:00Comments on Life's Funny Like That: KidsDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-31820207911454445072022-06-05T18:13:38.943-04:002022-06-05T18:13:38.943-04:00I don't remember much about hand me downs. Of ...I don't remember much about hand me downs. Of course, I was the oldest. :DDebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-27661880555866941402022-06-05T18:12:45.981-04:002022-06-05T18:12:45.981-04:00I hope he just joined up with another family.
I hope he just joined up with another family. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-79951628619610469852022-06-05T16:28:44.407-04:002022-06-05T16:28:44.407-04:00It was just my brother and I and I’m sure none of ...It was just my brother and I and I’m sure none of our clothes were given away either.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-65966504712592718332022-06-05T13:21:03.344-04:002022-06-05T13:21:03.344-04:00How strange about the gosling. I bet he's stil...How strange about the gosling. I bet he's still around.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-33517000765031897282022-06-05T13:07:51.654-04:002022-06-05T13:07:51.654-04:00My poor kids had no choice in it. Luckily, I was p...My poor kids had no choice in it. Luckily, I was pretty picky. They learned some pretty valuable lessons from those hard days.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-3557360907493343912022-06-05T13:06:25.368-04:002022-06-05T13:06:25.368-04:00Me too!Me too!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-10259426862215962922022-06-05T13:06:01.760-04:002022-06-05T13:06:01.760-04:00We lose a surprising number of baby ducks and gees...We lose a surprising number of baby ducks and geese to snapping turtles. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-80947339023265401782022-06-05T13:05:13.076-04:002022-06-05T13:05:13.076-04:00I'm glad to read Red's comment. We often ...I'm glad to read Red's comment. We often have nesting Canada Geese and the mortality rate for babies is alarmingly high. There are so many predators! -KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-26090256570153250212022-06-05T10:24:50.440-04:002022-06-05T10:24:50.440-04:00Yes, life can be very hard. Especially when you ar...Yes, life can be very hard. Especially when you are an absent minded person losing things right and left. :D<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-12157913808006542502022-06-05T10:24:03.138-04:002022-06-05T10:24:03.138-04:00He was actually not a tiny little thing at all. He...He was actually not a tiny little thing at all. He was half grown. I think he would have just scampered into the river if a cat had come along. I think a cat would not have troubled him because he was much taller than a cat. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-30198879153397754102022-06-05T10:21:16.210-04:002022-06-05T10:21:16.210-04:00You know when I saw this sad little scene, I wonde...You know when I saw this sad little scene, I wondered about that because I have seen geese with an amazing number of goslings swimming behind them all in a row. The funny thing is that I thought, 'I wish I could ask Red. I bet he knows.' <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-60495270103883067162022-06-05T10:18:51.279-04:002022-06-05T10:18:51.279-04:00Having an alternative happy ending, I'm choosi...Having an alternative happy ending, I'm choosing Red's ending!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-81970331372730913422022-06-05T10:17:40.004-04:002022-06-05T10:17:40.004-04:00They are exactly like car boot sales. People take ...They are exactly like car boot sales. People take things they no longer want and put them outside on a table and sell from their yards. The difference is that you drive from sale to sale. I like the idea of carbooting, where everyone brings their things to one place and you walk from sale to sale. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-46391790614842259242022-06-05T10:15:56.253-04:002022-06-05T10:15:56.253-04:00If he has gotten himself in with another goose fam...If he has gotten himself in with another goose family, I will never know. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-72306675759849175912022-06-05T10:15:15.167-04:002022-06-05T10:15:15.167-04:00I am going with Red's take on it. He knows a l...I am going with Red's take on it. He knows a lot about birds. Plus it's a happy ending. I like happy endings. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-84629516313979215372022-06-05T10:13:53.924-04:002022-06-05T10:13:53.924-04:00He seemed perfectly healthy, and when he saw me, h...He seemed perfectly healthy, and when he saw me, he hopped into the river and floated a bit downstream. He walked back up the bank to where the goose family was earlier in the day. I think he had an instinct to stay where he was left. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-90011268133687592202022-06-05T10:00:25.663-04:002022-06-05T10:00:25.663-04:00I was thinking the same thing as Red. I've se...I was thinking the same thing as Red. I've seen geese with as many twenty goslings, stolen, borrowed, abducted, from other families. Hopefully this little guy will find another family. Or mabe they're something wrong with him. Who knows?Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-82787291865749137752022-06-05T09:36:48.508-04:002022-06-05T09:36:48.508-04:00Oh, I’m a bit sad now. Oh, I’m a bit sad now. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-8298721018349634712022-06-05T03:15:58.923-04:002022-06-05T03:15:58.923-04:00I hope the gosling does turn up.I hope the gosling does turn up.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-83654503158733315742022-06-05T02:18:26.453-04:002022-06-05T02:18:26.453-04:00Yard sales sound like car boot sales. Places to f...Yard sales sound like car boot sales. Places to find cheap and useful things. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-5690487586021580892022-06-04T23:57:16.424-04:002022-06-04T23:57:16.424-04:00Maybe a sad ending to the story. Birds doing what ...Maybe a sad ending to the story. Birds doing what they do can be so interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-18964970743014641442022-06-04T22:55:36.763-04:002022-06-04T22:55:36.763-04:00I like Red's hopeful info. Linda in KansasI like Red's hopeful info. Linda in KansasDrumMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679737233239733492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-50873080076445388422022-06-04T22:33:47.219-04:002022-06-04T22:33:47.219-04:00Many water birds are kind of funny. they exchange ...Many water birds are kind of funny. they exchange kids or kids go off with their cousins. Watch families go by. Count the second time and they could have more or less kids! Researchers have found that they can throw a lost gosling at a family and the little guy is accepted immediately. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-68169263429756060482022-06-04T21:42:15.522-04:002022-06-04T21:42:15.522-04:00All I'm getting now are pigeons on our roof so...All I'm getting now are pigeons on our roof solar panels driving us crazy. We used to love going to garage sales! We bought most of the kids clothes at garage sales until they reached middle school. Then they got picky. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-4979774549161155052022-06-04T20:54:50.844-04:002022-06-04T20:54:50.844-04:00Poor gosling. Life is hard. I am so very happy t...Poor gosling. Life is hard. I am so very happy that you found the thing you lost. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.com