Around here, it looks like thousands of geese don't bother to migrate. With the greenbelt, wetlands and river so close, we see them all the time flying from one place to another, always honking. If they weren't so messy, I don't think people would mind them as much because I think they're beautiful birds.
I hope you don't get any wind damage from the storms, it's always such a mess to clean up after. We had snow squalls go through last night and when you're halfway to the sky, there's not much protection from the wind. Have to go secure the furniture on the balcony today before it gets damaged.
I would call that payback for all the non native species of plants, insects and animals that were introduced to North America by Europeans who missed the old country 😅
Wild ducks and geese are much leaner than the domestic ones so not as much fat to worry about. My aunt used to thaw them in milk to draw out the gamey taste and they were roasted stuffed and wrapped bacon. Not my favorite meat but they weren't too bad. The one thing domestic fowl have over game birds is that you're not always guarding against biting into a piece of shot 😅
As much as I would love to take credit for that wonderful pun, I'm afraid the glory goes to Alibee this time. I'm over the top impressed by her quick wit on this one though. Well done 😅😅👍
You've had a great day, especially ending up with a surprise gift like that😁
No bike yet and worse, someone has hitched their bike to the post I was using in the bike room 🙁. Bikes are still slow to be delivered, they said maybe another week. I guess things will get sorted out one way or another.
Right now, I have no bike. I gave away my old one, returned the first bike I bought after one ride and now I'm waiting for its replacement. If there had been a replacement bike in my size at the store, everything would have been okay, but it's been slow in coming. Bike season is over anyways for the year so I may be able to hitch up to Mike's post for the winter, and I'm certainly going to watch my old spot and take it back if I can.
I'm glad to hear you're finally going to see a doctor. Your cough sounds horrible and it's not getting any better. At our "certain" age, you really can't take chances with your health and just hope for the best. Fingers crossed that they can give you some relief today. {{{Hugs}}}
Are you getting excited to be back on the road again? Sounds like a great trip, wishing you good weather and safe travels when you finally up anchor and pull out.
💕💕{{{hugs}}} Easier said than done, but try not to fret over all of this until you know for sure what's going on. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other one day at a time and keep your horizon short. You've had a lot going on lately and I hope when the dust settles, there's more good news than bad.
Are you kidding??? 😅😅 You could tell it wasn't made in a factory, best ice cream we've had for ages. They had a little bistro and gift shop where everything was baked on the premises, coffee from a boutique roaster, it was a really great find. The outdoor patio is full of comfy chairs and I can see us biking there in nice weather next year for a treat.
Baby Duck and Cold Duck are two different critters. Baby Duck is a uniquely Canadian sweet fizzy wine, produced by Andrés Winery, which was first established in Port Moody BC. It's what I used to call training wine -- most kids start off with stuff like this because it tastes like soda pop with a kick. If I remember correctly, Cold Duck is a sparkling red wine as well but has a bit more body to it than Baby Duck. Both will give you painful wanna die hangovers if you overindulge 🤣🤣
I just had a flashback about Baby Duck wine. When I was in basic training (19 years old), when we were finally allowed to go to the recruits' mess all they served that we could afford were Baby Duck wine and Moosehead beer, both of which were pretty awful. So being young, stupid and we're never gonna die young ladies, we mixed them. Proof positive that two wrongs do not make a right 😅😅
I'm sure we've all done that. I'm always forgetting the garnishes and add-ins like chopped bacon and chives for potatoes or cheese for the chili. I always find these perfectly prepared bowls of stuff in the fridge when I'm putting away the leftovers.🙄
