Empty Nest

 Photo taken June 7th, just 8 days ago.

Just a few egg shells and surrounded by green grass. No stray feathers. No evidence of what happened to the goose I had named Gertrude. She had been nesting between a sidewalk and parking lot with no shelter for well over the usual nesting time of 28 days. She had no obvious mate in sight, but she couldn’t have lasted that long without relief. My fear is that she did not survive. My hope is that our heat and rain storms did not melt or dampen her commitment. Did she manage to take one, or maybe more, goslings to safety? We'll never know.

“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.”

~ Sammy Davis Jr.

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