Wild Goose love story

After the world’s largest storm we had last week, a white bedraggled goose appeared on the farm. One of the large white ‘Enid Blyton’ storybook type. It has shredded ribbon wings and looks untidy. It has taken on the role of looking after a lone mother duck and four ducklings. Honky will flap what were wings and usher the duck away from the drive and swim in the stream with it and honk at pukekos that get too close. It is quite the minder.

While I was watching the goose; I heard bumblebees. Thousands of fluffy bees are crawling over all the blossoms in the garden. After so much wild weather, we have appreciated a few delightful warm days and the birds and bees have too.