There are four things I absolutely abhor doing:

1. Going to the Bank
2. Going to the Post Office
3. Going to the Vet
4. Going to the Dentist

However, once in a great moon, doing one of these god forsaken tasks becomes worthwhile. On Tuesday, I was stopped at my bank’s drive through (kinda ironic huh?!) to make a deposit of two very meager checks. While I’m waiting on the bank teller to process my transaction, I see something bobbing up and down about 50 yards in front of me. Because I didn’t have my glasses on, I couldn’t quite make out what it was but knew it was an animal of some kind. Once I get my deposit receipt, I drive closer to figure out for sure what kind of animal it is. Low and behold, it’s a flippin’ goose! Ed, as I named him, was on the side of the road pecking at the grass and watching as the cars drive by him. It was absolutely hysterical! I don’t know about you but, I’ve never seen a goose away from a pond or any other body of water.

So, I pull over and take out my handy dandy camera and become quite snap happy. As you can see below, Ed looks like he’s looking both ways before he crosses the street… which brings to mind a moe. song called “Kyle“… but that’s another story… My last picture shows Ed catching a glimpse of me… Ain’t he cute??? :-D

If you’d like to see more pictures of my “Goose Encounter of the Up-Close Kind”, I put them in their own album. You’re welcome, Ed.