Rowlett resident Laurieann Dygowski spends some afternoon time with Aggie, the goose that she once cared for at Waterview Park in Rowlett.
Posted on 04/24/2008 7:47:36 AM PDT by Dysart
ROWLETT – Once upon a time, down a two-lane road, past a field with horses and near an elementary school, a big ol' goose lived in a sparkling, blue pond.
Each morning, the goose saw children laughing and talking while walking to school. Two friendly crossing guards helped the children cross a busy intersection to get to class.
He was intrigued, this curious goose. One day in February he left his pond pals, a duck and a swan, and waddled through the grass, past the large rocks, onto the sidewalk, to the intersection.
The crossing guards, Joan Maddux and Earl Burnett, were surprised to find the goose at their side – and they were concerned. Cars, trucks and school buses zoomed through the intersection. They worried he would get hurt.
But this was a fearless goose.
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Rowlett resident Laurieann Dygowski spends some afternoon time with Aggie, the goose that she once cared for at Waterview Park in Rowlett.
Geez can be verry nasti.
BTW, hope they drivers aren't honking mad at having to yield to the goose.
It's true, what you say. I hear tale they can give you bumps something fierce.
They can aklso be very tasty. Spicy fig sauce comes to mind.
A goose once bit my sister.
Don’t get goosed in the crosswalk!....
Love it ((((((((((hugs)))))))))
Have fond memories of a childhood that included experiences much like this that were *routine*.
How lucky we were - tearing up now;(
Thanks.
Son in law grew up in a rural MO county, had a rooster that used to meet him at the school bus stop every day.
We had two ganders - my mother named them after her two brothers-in-law (Dick & Billy). They chased us around the barn every afternoon when we came home from school.
Mean biscuits;)
Dear Hubby and I had two mated geese pairs. They used to wander together in the yard, side by side, lords of all they surveyed...and yes, they were MEAN!
We put in a small pool for them, and to watch them bathing on hot sunny afternoons was just beautiful, splashing huge sparkles of water many feet into the air, grooming and fluffing...
We had a large pond, but they preferred the house yard; fortunately they stayed off the porch. :S
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