I knew that goslings were cute. What I didn’t know was that they have important life lessons to share. Here’s 10 lessons – worth every penny you paid.
1. Don’t get too easily distracted – focus on the journey ahead.
2. Keep looking back – it helps to remember where you came from.
3. Look for simple remedies first. If it itches, scratch it.
4. Stick your head up once in a while – it gives you a different perspective and makes you look like a leader.
5. Keep your head down so no one focuses on you – It’s easier to stay out of trouble.
6. Admire your good attributes … and don’t worry if those feet seem a little large.
7. Trust your instincts. If it looks like food, eat it.
8. Figure out what you’re good at and do it well.
9. Listen carefully before you speak.
10. Stick with your mama even if she looks a bit stunned now and then. You probably made her that way.
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I laughed, I smiled, and was in complete admiration of these superb photos 🙂 You have such a way when you comment your photos, so funny !
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Always nice to hear when others enjoy my unusual sense of humour. I appreciate the comments.
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Wow, pretty goslings! looking very nice.
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They are pretty cute and posed so nicely for me. Glad you liked them.
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Wonderful pictures.
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Thanks. They were quite the characters.
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Perfect.
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Thanks so much.
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Loving the photos, trying to live the lessions. Thanks Lyle.
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Glad you liked them. It’s easier to write out life lessons than to actually live them – just like executing football plays.
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Lovely fluffies!
Wish I was there to watch them.
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They were definitely fun to watch! Lots of activity.
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I think Lyle has cloned himself and there is 3 or 4 Lyles out there getting all these amazing wildlife shots.. Once again my hat is off to you Lyle Krahn spectacular photos and excellent advise for man and gosling….
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Thanks. I may have to find those clones and see what they are up to:) Glad you enjoyed it.
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Nice, where do goslings rank on you’re bird scale. They are irresistible – the commentary is perfect!
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Ah yes the old bird likeability scale – I had to check back on that. When I come out with version 2.0, I may have to add another point category for babies since they seem to be a lot cuter and far more irresistible than the adults. Good point! Glad you enjoyed the post.
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I think baby ducks and geese should get bonus points – irresistibility points.
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That’s a great way to describe it.
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Beautiful shots. When I saw the subject matter I thought that someone was masquerading as you, Lyle. It is well established that you have a predisposition for predators. However, when I read the captions, I knew immediately that it was in fact you. Your sense of humor is, how should I say, “inimitable.” Like many others, I chuckled at the life lessons that accompanied the photos.
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Glad you liked them. You’re right about the predators but I hate to be too predictable and those goslings really caught my eye. Inimitable sounds like a great aspiration and it’s a wonderful word.
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Those are so adorable… We have so many geese arround here all year… My kids were holding baby ducks they were rescuing on Friday… Mama had 9 babies and lost 2 that the kids couldn’t save from city sewer drain. But they did save several. She still had 7 end of the day.
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Good for them on the successful rescues. It’s a tough world out there sometimes for the little ones.
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all great work but I really love number 9
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Thanks. That’s my favourite one too. Sadly it happens too much among people too.
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Fabulous photographs, but your lags/lessons were spot-on. Thanks ~
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I was pleasantly surprised how accommodating the geese were. The second time they came towards me and started to perform so then I had to have a little fun with it.
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The pictures and wisdom were a perfect juxtaposition!
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I’m glad you thot they worked together. Once I got the idea, I was surprised they actually seemed to fit.
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We’re all so much cuter when we’re young!! 🙂
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Excellent point. I’ve always wondered became of all the cute young ones:)
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Great job Lyle. Love your take on life. Great set of “teachers”.
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Thanks. I suppose there are “teachers” everywhere.
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Bahaha! Love your take on the various poses. I wish I had had this advice years ago – perhaps my life would have turned out very differently! 🙂
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Glad you liked them. And who knows what would have happened if I would have followed them.
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I simply love your sense of humor…. 😉
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That’s awesome. It’s a lot more fun when people laugh at my jokes.
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Great photos and lesson. Well done!
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I appreciate that. I had to find something to do with all those gosling photos!
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I can just feel that fuzzy softness. They are adorable — great captions!
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Thanks. That downy softness would be nice to feel.
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Hahaha, had my daughter (14) asking me what was so funny, so showed her and we both had a lot of aaaws and a good giggle over this!
She wasn’t too smiling over the last one tho 😉
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That’s funny particularly since you had no way of knowing the last one was a set up! In the right time she will smile at that one too.
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beautiful post, wonderful pictures and lovely wisdom
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Thanks so much. It was fun to put together and in an odd way seemed to work.
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I’m laughing so the laptop in my lap is jumping 😀 Thanks for the great photos and valuable lessons!!
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Well the laptop jumping is new one – I like it! Happy to help the laughter.
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Lyle,
You’ve outdone yourself. This is a marvelous set. LOVE it. Every bit!!
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Glad you liked it. Sometimes if I leave the photos to percolate, a reasonable idea comes along. Now what to do for the next one …
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That’s always the question, isn’t it?
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Yes it is. I have occasionally worked far in advance but I’m more in a just-in-time mode now. Just looking at photos and waiting for inspiration.
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I find some of my most inspired work come when I’m in just-in-time mode.
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Interesting. And I find that I when I let things sit and come to me in the right time it works the best though occasionally I get on a roll after midnight.
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Well, your work is exceptional and I’m inspired every time I see it.
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That is praise of the highest order! Now the pressure is really on the next post.
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Beautiful shots and very appropriate life lessons! I feel like there’s something about “always stick to your siblings” in there, too…
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Absolutely, that’s a great one to add. I had to stop myself at 10 since they seemed to be so many.
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A whole lot of cute covered in downy feathers 🙂
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A whole of cute is exactly what they were showing off!
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Very interesting.
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So glad you enjoyed it.
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