Slice of Life - Goose Skates

honk, honk, honk

the alarm goes off

there's a flurry of 

black, brown, and white ahead

the alarm speeds up

honk honk - honk honk - honk honk

short burst of flaps

smooth slippery slide

sounds like ice skates 

on very thin thin ice

The dogs and I were headed back home and as we got to the pond a pair of Canadian Geese let us know they didn't want us to come any closer.  I had seen the thin coating of ice on top of the pond and wondered on our first pass what would happen if a duck or goose wanted to land on it.  I wasn't sure if it was really covered in ice because it looked so thin.  I still can't believe I got to listen and notice what does happen if a goose tries to land on a super thin layer of ice.  In writing tonight, I realize my sense of hearing played as an important roll in this slice as my sense of sight did.

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