THE CANADA GOOSE RESTS EVERYWHERE

Too funny! Glad to have my camera when Adolph and I were going to breakfast on Friday. Saw the Canada goose on top of a patron's truck. They are so prolific in urban areas now. Always return to their original homes. However, we all could do without the goose poop that is also prolific! Do you have geese in your area?

HEARING AND LISTENING-ONE ASPECT OF MINDFULNESS

While walking today, I decided to hear all the sounds and noises in my environment. The song birds singing. The traffic noises with cars speeding and a truck making a loud sound. The red eye plane from the west heading to Pearson Airport made a welcoming noise in the early morning sky. The honking of a Canada Goose that made me divert my walk from the stairs to walking through the parking lot at the Richmond Hill Library. The geese are known to chase people so I was really not in the mood to be chased. My feet making noises as I pounded the pavement. The wind rustling through the trees. Being attentive to the surroundings let ideas and thoughts prevail. The main reason I do not plug into a walkman or I pad or whatever else as they  drown out the world. Listening to the world! One aspect of mindfulness that allows the senses to expand. As we try to find excitement in our life, it can be the small moments that bring some meaning. Hearing and listening to the world, to others, to ourselves- takes concentration and discipline! How mindful are you in your environment? Do you hear and really listen? Or do you try to block out others and the sounds around you?

CANADA GEESE

Are a Canadian icon. They are everywhere across our great nation.

Sometimes they even come to visit with their babies- goslings.

They are so prolific. They look cute but can be a nuisance sometimes if there are flocks of them. Goose poop can be everywhere.

Near my home in a field there is a large Spring pond. Each year the couple come to stay until it dries up. One day they decided to go for a stroll and strolled up to my front door. Do you ever have little visitors? Nature is all around us. It is amazing that we can co-exist together! What has been your experience with Canada geese?