Rest stop

It's still August and I'm not ready to think about preparing for winter yet. But these geese have already put their plans into action and are heading south. They seem to make Furman Park a regular stop each yeardo — you think this is the same group as last year?

Hints of fall - part 3

Another sign of the changing seasons is this flock of geese heading southward.

"Don't be afraid to go on an occasional wild goose chase -- that's what wild geese are for."
~ Anonymous

It's time to head south

There are many signs that summer is over and fall is approaching. The days get shorter and cooler. School starts. But for me, the event that most signals the coming of fall is the appearance of geese migrating south.

Nearly every day this week, there has been a different flock of geese at Furman Park. They are attracted to the open spaces and puddles of water of the park as they make their way south for the winter.

The goose takes a gander

Can a goose and a dog ever find common ground?

Everyone was enjoying watching this feathered and furry meeting at Wilderness Park. The pup wanted so badly to make this an up-close-and-personal relationship. But the goose was having none of it. Firmly standing his ground, he gave the pup a piece of his mind.

Rural Ukraine

We are about at the end of our trip, and I thought it might be fun to share a few pictures of how beautiful and rural it is in Ukraine.

It was typical to see horses, cows and goats tethered to the grassy shoulder of the road. I'm assuming this is "free" grazing area for local farm animals.

There were several times when we either waited for animals to cross the highway on their way home, or we just drove around them on the shoulder.

But, by far my favorite was this wagon. The amount of hay this horse was pulling was amazing, but I couldn't figure out how these guys got up on the wagon once it was full...