Eh...you got any wheat grass, eh?

I never thought I'd be a bird watcher. This has changed over the past few weeks. I have been working on all of the kids' scrapbooks and it is quite a daunting task. When I first began, I set up a big table in the master bedroom in the best spot ever--right in front of the window. Since this task is so enormous, I find myself procrastinating and staring out the window. As a result, I have discovered the interesting behavior of Canadian geese and have also become a bird-watcher.

We have a large field behind our house that is currently producing winter wheat. I discovered that multiple flocks of geese come to this field every day at around 9:00 in the morning and then again around 3 or 4. I'm not sure where they are the rest of the time, but I have enjoyed watching them come in for landings. The kids wanted to watch a movie the other day and the timing of the geese was perfect. Instead of having to figure out how to keep them from the TV, I said "Hey! Look at the geese!" Flock after flock of geese flew in and landed over the next hour and we sat and watched them (and I got a few scrapbook pages completed).

Every day we enjoy the visiting geese who seem to be standing out there trying not to freeze to death. I guess they are probably eating the wheat grass too. "Eh, this looks like a great spot for a landing, eh." "Yeah, eh, how about some of this frozen, organic wheat grass, eh? It's even topped with the fertilizer we left here yesterday, eh?" Who knew we had such "green," all-natural, granola geese visiting here from Canada? Do you think they have Visas, or are they just here on vacation?

One day we watched as a man ran out onto the field to scare away all the geese. The flock took off and it was amazing to see hundreds of geese in the sky (Sid's eyes were HUGE as he listened to all the squawking). It was also really funny to watch him run out there and back, trying to take large leaps, yet step in between the rows of wheat. Was he aware that busting in on the wheat-fest was ruining our international relationships with the Canadian wildlife population?