Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Goose Parade . . .

For whatever reason, the geese don't like to fly much this time of summer.  When they do fly, it is close to the ground.  I was mowin near a pond this AM and around a group of trees came 4 low flyin geese . . . maybe 10 ft off the ground.  Didn't know if I should duck (unintended pun or whatever it is called) or what . . . Could've been comin in on a low level bombin run for all I know . . . That happened to me once.  The missed me, but hit my mower . . .  They flew a low level circle over the pond and landed without incident . . . to them or me . . . 

Anyway, late this AM, I found myself on the fairway mower, mowin, guess what . . . fairways.  Mowed fairways all day yesterday . . . 
fairway mowin

This is what it looks like mowin fairways.  That stripe is actually straight except for the far end . . . honest . . . There is a hump where it looks crooked.  Gotta look a the stripes head on to see if they are actually straight.  Worked about 20 hrs this week and only about 7 on the rough mower.  I'm likin the change.  The fairways are smooth . . . Kinda like sittin in your Lazy Boy, mowing, compared to what I'm used to.  At the other golf course I mowed fairways 3 times each week.  I got pretty good holding straight lines with my mower.  Took a while, but it is comin back to me.  Today's stripes were consistently straighter and easier accomplish than yesterday.  I'll hopin I get to  mow the rest of the fairways tomorrow, so maybe I'll be able to do it without thinkin about it . . . just like I used to . . . 

And now back to the geese.  I noticed a big gaggle of geese gathered at the pond tween 11 & 6 greens.  Apparently one of them decided to take a stroll over to the pond by the 7 & 9 greens.  Once they get organized they almost always walk single file.  I counted over 50 before I lost count.  

goose parade

Last I saw them, they were walkin single file . . . and I'm talkin a looong single file . . . down the middle of the 7 fairway. 



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