Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Honoring A Canadian Friend

I wanted to honor a friend from Canada and I thought what better way then to post an animal whose name originated in her land. Michele of The Rocky Mountain Retreat is recovering from her injury of last weekend. It was like taking away a part of our viewing pleasure when we had to miss her posts of the beautiful country of British Columbia, Canada. So here is my little way to share my high regards for her site. I'm starting out with a group of preening geese trying to clean their feathers. How many are there in this group? Count carefully. This is a pair from a small pond that swam by to show off.
Finally, here is a pair from in the Spring from the same pond with a few youngsters in tow.
I'm so glad Michele is again able to show us her amazing land.

23 comments:

kjpweb said...

Great dedication! Glad she's up and about again!
Cheers, Klaus

Unknown said...

You are the most kindhearted blogger around. I'm still keeping her in my prayers.

Unknown said...

Oh yeah, great photos.......

Shionge said...

Oh Wow.....so blissful :D

dot said...

This is a sweet post for Michele and I'm sure she will appreciate it.
I see four!

Unknown said...

I love Canadian geese! they're one of my favorite birds!

Craver Vii said...

Oh-oh, I didn't even know she got hurt. I'm gonna head over there right now to heckle her.

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Anonymous said...

oh,so blissful !
At first I was marveled to see such a blog.Your blog is sparkling. It has a great appeal. How are U able to cope such a lot and cope such a lot. Meet me at
http://gwb-chinese.blogspot.com/
Waiting with curiosity. To know your innovation.

Anonymous said...

this is so kind of you. wonderful dedication

Pietro Brosio said...

Very nice post for Michele. Great pictures.

Ivar Østtun said...

Very kind of you posting this. :-)
And beautiful photos.

Twisted Fencepost said...

Great picture, FG. Especially the one with the little ones.
I see 4.

Michele said...

Thank you... you are an amazing person. I am very happy as well to be back posting... to be back slowly visiting everyone as well.

Your Canadian Geese always amuse me, you catch them in the neatest poses! As I said before, your skills are amazing...

Thanks so much!
{Hug}
~Michele~

Anonymous said...

Love the geese-and glad your friend is doing better.

Shelley said...

A nice dedication - your geese are lovely!

Anonymous said...

Cool idea and Michele deserves it - she's having a heck of time!!!
Great shots!!!

The Birdlady said...

Lovely - Thanks for sharing.

RazorFamilyFarms.com said...

I was just telling someone yesterday how I'd been attacked by one of these things at Mackinaw Island in front of Grand Hotel!!!

Still think they are gorgeous though!

Blessings!
Lacy

Carletta said...

The second one is really nice FG!

Warren Baker said...

Seems we have a bird in common FG!

In answer to your question on bird date's. There has been a lot of work done in the UK on the arrival and departure of migrant birds, and the results do indeed suggest that the birds are returning to breed earlier than they used to, due to the milder winters we have now.

2sweetnsaxy said...

Nice shots. I thought I saw three but then realized it was four. I hope it's four. :-)

Misty DawnS said...

I love Michele and her photos! I wasn't aware she had an accident - gosh, working so many jobs is making me miss out on so much!

I'm headed over to her blog - You're a great person, my friend.