"We "All" (Every Living Creature) Need a Shoulder To Lean On" - (at some point in our life)

Hello -

Before Beginning Today's Conversation -

I Want You to Know - That I Fully Realize - That Certain People,

Such as my husband, and some of our neighbors for example;

Would More Than Likely be Describing -

The Canada Goose...

As Being - a Quote -

&^%$#@*! - Feathered - Lawn, Garden, & Public Park -

Goose-Grease-Spreading,

"*&^%#&$@$%*"

Landscape Dis-structuring - Bird!

And Especially - When They're Being Discussed,

By Certain Homeowners; Like My Huband...

That're Currently Residing in Well Maintained Residential Areas;

Which Are Situated Near Certain Parklands & Water-Accessable Properties...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As They've Personally (& Unfortunately) Witnessed First Hand,

What a Canada Goose - & Especially a Family of them - Can Oh So Quickly do,

To (what used to be) a Really Nicely Manicured Yard!

Anyway - It is Because of What I've See Unfolding Here on This Planet;

& Especially Recently, - In Which We're "ALL"

Meaning the Humans - as well as the Feathered, Finned and Four Legged Species

Coexisting Together. That I Feel the Sudden Need to Share the Following Photos With Others -

And Even Though - These birds (The Canada Goose) (That're Being Shown in today's Blog Entry) Are often being looked upon by some of us mortals. As being simply - Goose-grease Spreaders & (or) Manicured Lawn Destroyers

Becuase as This is a "TRUE STORY" To Me it is Proving to All of Us That -

It Obviously Doesn't Matter Whether You're - "Feathered"...

"Finned"... or -

"Four Legged"

Or Perhaps, a 2 Legged "Human" Living on Either land and sea

Becuase No Matter "What" or "Who" You Are -

We EACH - "ALL" - Still have the "VERY SAME",

NEEDS...

& in certain cases - Also the Very Same - "EMOTIONS"

And so - First off - The following story had actually begun to unfold -

When a set of baby geese, Had hatched in the park near our west coast home.

(During the Spring of 2013)

And you could easily see that,

The parents were rather strict -

As they would continually march by their small troop,

Like that of a sergeant, in a training camp. While continually making sure, that everybody stayed in-line!

And...

They were also, Always making sure,

That their children remained close to them.

On both - Land

And

Water

Unfortunately though -

Despite the fact....

That these feathered parents...

Were trying to maintain control of their 6 children.

(Did you take note of the word - "Trying"

in that last sentence)

I could easily tell that -

They were ...

Becoming more and more frustrated...

In every passing moment!!!

As -

They obviously had a

Quote -

"Tough Egg"

In their recent batch of offspring!

(But then - Lets be Honest folks - "Doesn't Every Family?")

Hence-

Both Parents...

“Had To”

Continually work together...

In order to keep a close watch on their family's -

"Tough Egg"!

Which is why it's seen swimming between the two parents...

(In the photo below)

While it is also missing,

In some of the other pictures....

(As It's evidently wandered off... again.... on them)

The next photo below,

Shows how much,

Their children had grown;

During the previous month.

As they're no longer as yellow or fluffy feathered...

Like they'd been...

When they had first hatched.

Which explains why,

When the other family of -

“Goose Grease Distributors”.... Had arrived in our park & nature-trail area,

Last week...

That you could instantly notice -

Both the - "Age"

And also the -"Size"

"Differences" Between the older kids on the pond. (shown in the photo above) And - The Newcomers (shown in the next photo below) And by the way - This other Goose-family, Had opted to have - Only Three children.

Unfortunately....

(For this new family)

The Wildlife - "Nature predators"

That were currently residing, In the park's undisturbed forest area,

Had also noticed their size difference!

Along with the fact that -

It would obviously be easier for -

The wildlife "Predators"

To grab their - "Meal to Go"...

If the - "Fast Food" meal,

That they were currently picking up that day...

Was actually - "SLOW" Moving

And so sadly...

On the second day, that I went for my walk in the park;

After the New Family's Arrival.

I had quickly noticed that -

We now had only

Two newcomers

Now please understand - That I believe that, It is basically due, To my being raised on a farm. That has enabled me to fully understand, (and thereby accept)

The unavoidable facts - Of the food chain!!

(More so it seems, than certain city folks)

Hence the reason why, I was therefore able to handle.. (As there's simply no choice with these food-facts of nature) The sad -

“Chow-Time-Food-Chain-Reality” in nature;

That was - Currently taking place... In today's Blog Posting

Obviously though... Most of the people, Who spent a lot of time here, in this wildlife park. (And especially the lady who feeds the birds here daily) Had nothing but nasty comments to make! (And some of which, I assume, cannot be put on the internet) About those - "Beep De-Beep...BEEP Nasty" - "Wild-animal" "Bird-eaters"

I (of course) Tried explaining to them, That - "Yes"... I to - Obviously felt the same way, as they did; About what was happening to the new goose-family. As the baby birds are truly sweet to look at, And it is nice to be able to watch them here, In this park.

However... As I was going to be having - Bow Tie Pasta, With "CHICKEN"; In a tomato basil sauce, For my dinner that night! Then the basic point, In which I was wanting make at the moment, Was simply - "WHO WAS I TO TALK!!!" ???? (or especially complain right now) And thereby in the process... Say a bunch of nasty words about - The "Wildlife-animals" that lived here, In amongst the park's old forest growth-area; And had basically hunted down (out of pure instinct) Their dinner - last night! Which in this case happened to be - "Goose". As they, (The wild animals that lived in the forested area) Obviously couldn't opt to go grocery shopping; For their meat; Like humans could. (Or - like I had done, last night With my purchasing pre-packaged-chicken)

& so now, Moving on then - The next part of the this story - Is the fact that -

(And by the way - Please note that... "Yes" Even though I, "Am not" (nor was I - back at the occurring time of this story) A - "Vegan"; That it doesn't mean that - I am neither - sorry, Or deeply saddened, By the fact, That I am having to now - Share this next part with you)

Because - "Yes",

It was sadly -

Due to those dietary facts of certain species -

(Concerning the facts that - Not all species are vegans)

That Unfortunately ...

By the next morning...

We were now down to just one (of the 3) newcomers

And then yes - Unfortunately.... When I went for my ritual walk on the third morning....

The new parent was now standing down by the water... (Just like I had expected they would be) "All Alone"

Hence I had then, (of course) Immediately assumed that junior ... (Just like their 2 siblings)

Had been quote - “TAKEN OUT” for dinner last night!!

However!!! I then spotted the missing child; Standing over with the teenagers, Of the other family!!

& at which point, I'd then quickly realized, That - The other Goose-family (That I had been watching for the last 3 to 4 weeks) Had evidently taken in a - "Pre-Feathered Foster Child"

Although the next photo (below) isn't very clear;

If you look closely at the number,

(and size)

Of the standing marsh-legs.

And then add the one sitting down the hill...

(all by himself)

To the right of them

(Which is in fact - The trouble maker; or rotten egg;

That I had mentioned earlier,

Who is clearly making sure that his parents,

Will have to run farther to catch him!)

You will notice that - There are now "7" children in their family

I suddenly thought to myself - "Well what do you know!?" “This puffy young child, Is clearly - "Street-smart"!!"

(In a pond sort of way) Even though he is quite young!

Because - There it was, "Smack Center"

In the - "Protective-circle" Of the bigger (& older) pre-feathered-kids on the marsh-block

Yes folks - "Obviously" (Or should I say "Fortunately"!) This Pre-Fully-Feathered-Junior-Goose, Was evidently smart enough to realize - That they needed to quickly - "Act on their own", "And thereby make certain decisions for themselves"

And in the process, Somehow accept the fact that - Their natural nest-parents, Should obviously - Learn to - "Know When" "They are needing to be - Seeking out, and looking for - "Help, Support, or this case - Child-protection", From others who could offer it to them

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially when it came to things like seeking advice - Concerning Both - "Family-safety", and also "Child-protection" Since they (The little Foster-bird's Personal-DNA-egg-parents) Were clearly having, A lot of trouble, At being proper - "Protective" "Pre-fully-feathered-child" "Care-givers".

And so I had hence, Concluded on this particular morning, That - Junior had evidently,

(Whether their natural birth parents liked it or not)

Decided to move in,

With the parks - "Feathered Foster Family" While they, To put it bluntly - "Still had the fortunate-option to do so!"

What I hadn't yet realized though, At that particular moment, Was that - I was very soon now, About to discover, that - The big, (and obviously difficult) Question, That junior was going to be wanting to ask - Their Pre-fully-feathered Foster-siblings, On that particular morning. Was going to be -

“Would they in fact, truly accept them -

"The Outsider"???

“As a new full-time-member of their family?”

And so hence, The difficult question, That junior was still (currently) wanting to ask, Is the reason why -

I now watched As the little foster-goose-ling, (While I had begun taking the following pictures) Slowly stood up, And walked over, Towards one of their soon to be - Adopting-siblings. While carrying that big question, On their shoulders - (And yes folks, I know that geese don't actually have shoulders; As I'm just metaphorically-speaking, In that last sentence) They then very slowly, While approaching the other pre-teen goose; Began saying to them - "Can I ask you something?"

To which Their soon to be "Permanent" - New foster-sibling tipped their head, To the question; As if to say - "Sure what is it?"

At which point I then, Noted that - Perhaps is was due to the way, That their heads were currently now touching one another; During the very beginning, Of their private - "Question and Answer" period. As well as - During the very next moment, In which - The one Wing-hand, was now being held up; To cover the clear visual of their beak-mouths. That it made me wonder if they actual thought - That this, (covering up the view of their beak-mouths) Would actually give them more privacy, During their whispering conversation? As it seemed to me like as if they were actually, Trying to cover up, Both of their beaks, From any outside "Visual-listeners"!

Mind you, They likely didn't realize that - When it comes to - "Visually-listening" To a birds - "Spoken-conversation"; The fact that - It is rather hard, (Um - rephrased - as - "It's actually - Impossible All Together") For one to be - "Beak-reading" Any birds "Verbal-conversation"; As their mouths obviously don't, Move in the same mannerism as a human mouth would move, Which enables one to "Lip-read" Another human's conversation. (but then they were just kids, & so they still had a lot to learn)

Anyway With that one wing now, Covering the view of their mouths; I was suddenly - Somewhat wondering, If their discussion, Was perhaps a - "Whispering" (And hence therefore a - "Private") Conversation; That I wasn't actually supposed to be listening in on.

Unfortunately though.... And as you will have obviously noticed by now... The possible - "Privacy-question" That I had just asked myself; Hadn't in any way, Caused me to quit photographing them; And hence - I guess even birds, Have their own form of a paparazzi!

I began to feel like as if - The body movements of little fellow, That were suddenly being seen through the lens of my camera; Were like that of - "A Old Silent Movie" (That was being filmed, Back in the first filmed movie days; And therefore long before we actually had and sound systems, To go with our films; Like we do today...with our fancy surround sound speakers) And yet although there was no sound, To accompany what I was watching through the camera lens; The visual actions at that moment, Were strong enough on their own; (Just like that of a silent movie's professional actor) That one could still "Hear the Words" being spoken; Through - "What a Mortal's Eyes" - Were currently processing" Hence - I now watched, As the little fellow, "Visually-said" -

“I am feeling really sad and scared right now”... “And I simply need to be able - "To know"…. "And of course" - "Feel in My Heart"…. "That I Am Not Alone Any More”

"I Really Miss My Siblings" ("And even some of my other family members; That I am not very happy with, Especially right now") "And so I was wondering" (they paused now for a brief moment... as if they were afraid to continue)

"If you would perhaps mind, Being my new friend, and perhaps even my adopting-sibling?”

"And if the answer is yes, Then I was wondering... Can I talk to you - About what happened recently, To my - "Other family" "?"

“Or perhaps, Just be able to rest my head on your shoulder, For a brief moment?”

I then watched

As the older (And obviously bigger) "Step-sibling" tipped their head;

While giving the little fellow a hug;

As they began pulling their new-family member inward,

And thereby holding them now,

Way closer to their ear.

Like as if they were affectionately saying -

"Don't be scared... You can tell me anything"

They continued listening, For a few more moments...

Then lifted their wing-arm, Even Farther up, & Around -

The Scared littel Fellow's head

So that while the new (Acceptingly-adopted) family member, Cried on their shoulder, (And again, please note that - I am being metaphorical there; in that last sentence; As we all know that birds - Don't Have Shoulders; And that they don't actually cry... although they clearly would if they could)

They (the older one) could now caringly whisper to the little one -

That they would always be there for them; As both - "Their new-sibling, and new-family member" But more importantly - As - "Their True Friend"

After a few moments of emotional stillness;

Their eyes closed.

And they fell asleep in each others wing-arms

I then -

Shut my camera off,

While just standing there, for a brief moment;

Absorbing the often -

Unknown-emotions that are usually well hidden amongst nature;

In the many different species, that share this planet with humans.

And all of which - I had just witnessed taking place,

While also somehow, managing to capture those very emotions;

On my camera.

I was used to catching - nature-action pictures, (Including those which have a "humorous" side to them) But not ones that have such an - "Emotional" story behind them; Like this one.

And hence why,

I suddenly,

Didn't know what (or how) to feel; at that particular moment.

As I was obviously happy for the little fellow;

And really glad that he was being accepted into the new family.

While at the very same moment,

Feeling really saddened,

Because of all the emotional hurdles,

That he had recently been through,

Of course, As I began to walk away; I chose to focus on the welcoming comfort-hug, That the little fellow was now receiving; From their new adoptive-sibling

I went for my morning walk again, The next day -

At which point,

I then watched,

As the two of them -

Headed off together,

To grab a bite to eat -.

Of course the new sibling

Had to pull the rooted-food loose

For the little fellow

Just like any parent-goose,

Would of done for it.

As it was clearly to hard for them

(the little fellow)

To be able to pull it out,

(on their own)

With their smaller beak.

But it was easy to see, That - The "Big Adoptive Sibling" Obviously didn't mind....

Helping the little fellow out.

It was like as if they knew,

That they to, Would have wanted to receive, The same help -

(Especially from a friend)

If they were ever In need of it themselves.

And so you see,

It is actually truthful, For one to claim -

That - "It obviously doesn't matter, Whether - The -

"Spiritual Power Over All Of Us" Has given you - "Fins" "Feathers" Or perhaps - Mortal "Feet" Because,

We are - "All" "Their" Living Creatures And therefore we are - All - "Living Beings" That, Will quote - "EACH" (at some point in every living beings life) Clearly - Be needing somebody to love,

Who will be willing And able To - Always Love Them Back

As all of - "Our Creator's" Living creatures -

Will all need, (at some point in their life) A shoulder to lean on,

And an ear to listen to them.

Which is Obviously -

An important Fact to Remember, & To Dwell on -

During Certain Unfolding Scenarios on This Planet.

The End

Signed - Mary Not Me

at - whatisthenameofmyblog.com