More goose chatter

It was a tiny bit cooler this morning, and there were lots of dogs and owners at the Peninsula Meadow, all (the dogs) having a lovely time swimming in our little dog beach. JJ has become quite a good swimmer and not afraid of the water at all. We've been up to the lake in New Hampshire and taken her life jacket with us. Yes, we are the kind of slightly loony dog owners who have a doggie life jacket. Anyway, she has become quite a strong, fearless swimmer. And the water is so cooling! We're going to get her trimmed again this week - her hair is growing that fast!!

All the talk is of the geese massacre still. Tony from FIDO was there. I mentioned that the Dept. of Agriculture said there's be no more killing this year. Tony pointed out that of course there wouldn't be - the geese have finished molting, and they can't catch them anymore. Sometimes I think I'm very smart, and then sometimes....... Of course the four geese who escaped the massacre are now molting. We all speculated if they'd get grabbed and killed in the middle of the night.

There's a facebook page now called "For the love of geese in Prospect Park," a group I've now joined. They're planning some kind of big rally on August 14, but I think that's when we're leaving for Canada so I can't go. Normally, we go away very little in the summer. This year, with all the activity in the park, we seem to be away so much!!

Here's a nice picture of some of the newly arrived geese waiting for Brooklynites to arrive with their breakfasts. Well, that's what it looks like. And one of JJ rolling around in the dirt after her swim. And one of Ber in front of the 14 ft. high phragmites.

Thanks to PattyA, who commented here yesterday, and brought "Making Peace with Geese" to my attention. It's a video on the Prospect park page of Facebook, and also on youtube, about how Seattle is finding humane and workable solutions to their geese problem. Parks Department: Check this out!!