Not only did you post -- as usual -- some great photos, your words painted a vibrant. detailed picture of your world. Thanks for sharing. And, yes, you will be walking away from that place and your current life.
But, you are also walking toward a future with opportunities and possibilities that you can't yet imagine. Sometimes, I look back at various phases of my life and can barely believe I really experienced them. The young version of me had no idea how much life would put in front of me.
Currently, my life is dominated by spring projects -- if only the weather would settle down. It was 66 on Monday, and it snowed a bit yesterday morning. By mid-afternoon, it was 42 and sunny, so nearly all the snow disappeared.
I got an email this morning reminding me that my gosling order will ship later this month. I'm nervous about picking them up at the post office; I've never had birds shipped before and hope they do well with the trip.
Expanding the goose run and adding a bigger shelter needs to happen soon. Years ago, a storm blew the metal roofing off the barn, and I've used a salvaged chunk to roof a chicken coop. I saw an online video that used metal roofing, instead of plywood, to side a goose house. Maybe I'll try that, although the heavy-duty roofing is really hard to cut.
I hope Gussie appreciates all I'm doing for her and that she has a positive reaction to goslings. Aside from when she was in a brooder at the farm store, she's never been around another goose, except Golly.
I think loneliness is getting the best of her. Now, Gussie not only doesn't struggle when I have to pick her up (when she pretends she can't hear me calling her!), she stands beside me and appears to enjoy having me stroke her back. She and Golly often preened each other, and I think she misses the physical closeness.
Raising baby birds in the house is a hassle, but if they are indoors, I will be able to interact more with them. I think the reason my Iowa Blue hens and I never bonded is because they were raised by their mom, not me. I need the geese -- especially the Embden, who will be the largest -- to bond with me. Dealing with an unruly goose can be painful; more than once, Golly smacked me in the face with a wing.
Loved the 1942 JCPenney booklet! BTW, I spent a few years working at Penney's in the fine jewelry department. Many of those stores have closed, including the one where I worked. They were once a mainstay of small Midwestern towns.
But, you are also walking toward a future with opportunities and possibilities that you can't yet imagine. Sometimes, I look back at various phases of my life and can barely believe I really experienced them. The young version of me had no idea how much life would put in front of me.
Currently, my life is dominated by spring projects -- if only the weather would settle down. It was 66 on Monday, and it snowed a bit yesterday morning. By mid-afternoon, it was 42 and sunny, so nearly all the snow disappeared.
I got an email this morning reminding me that my gosling order will ship later this month. I'm nervous about picking them up at the post office; I've never had birds shipped before and hope they do well with the trip.
Expanding the goose run and adding a bigger shelter needs to happen soon. Years ago, a storm blew the metal roofing off the barn, and I've used a salvaged chunk to roof a chicken coop. I saw an online video that used metal roofing, instead of plywood, to side a goose house. Maybe I'll try that, although the heavy-duty roofing is really hard to cut.
I hope Gussie appreciates all I'm doing for her and that she has a positive reaction to goslings. Aside from when she was in a brooder at the farm store, she's never been around another goose, except Golly.
I think loneliness is getting the best of her. Now, Gussie not only doesn't struggle when I have to pick her up (when she pretends she can't hear me calling her!), she stands beside me and appears to enjoy having me stroke her back. She and Golly often preened each other, and I think she misses the physical closeness.
Raising baby birds in the house is a hassle, but if they are indoors, I will be able to interact more with them. I think the reason my Iowa Blue hens and I never bonded is because they were raised by their mom, not me. I need the geese -- especially the Embden, who will be the largest -- to bond with me. Dealing with an unruly goose can be painful; more than once, Golly smacked me in the face with a wing.
Loved the 1942 JCPenney booklet! BTW, I spent a few years working at Penney's in the fine jewelry department. Many of those stores have closed, including the one where I worked. They were once a mainstay of small Midwestern towns.
