Wagon-Train!

Today has been great, because I went to bed early last night and I slept like a log, but I don't think that I got any beauty sleep. So my plan for tonight is to go to bed even earlier, to see if anything happens. And if I see no visible improvements in my looks in the morning—I plan to stay up late, like I usually do and forget about it. If I can remember to do that.

Late this morning Tony and I went to Kerrville to run a few errands around town. And while our clothes were drying at the laundromat we went back to the park, so I could walk and feed those sweet ducks and Tony could take some more awesome pictures of nature.

As soon as we got to the park, Tony walked with me a ways, so I could go feed the empty-nesters.

And I think these ducks and geese are getting used to me feeding them, because in no time I had them eating out of my hand. Thrilled that they trusted me (they were just hungry actually) to eat out of my hand and let me pet them, I decided to see if I could coax them into following me along the river bank. And they did! It was like a duck/goose wagon-train following me, in search of gold (corn).

I was having a blast playing with my feathered friends when out of nowhere this strange-looking duck/goose/bird from another mother (or Planet) showed up and it wanted to join in the fun. 

I wanted Tony to take a picture of this odd, kind of ugly duckling, but he and his camera were already focused on some other wildlife in the park.

"Tony, look at this weird duck!" I half-hollered. "I've never seen a duck like this." So Tone spun around and snapped this picture. 

"What is it?" I asked, as I stood back, so Tony could photograph it. Tony shrugged his shoulders and kept on taking these pictures.

Later this afternoon, while I was folding and putting away our cleaned clothes Tony came into the bedroom, and said, "Nancy, that wasn't a duck we saw. It's a goose—an Egyptian Goose..." So I Googled Egyptian Goose and this is what I soon discovered—Egyptian Goose.

So the next time I think about getting some beauty sleep, I am going to remember that this goose needs it more than I do. Or at least as much as I do.

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing or quacking!