[Islandgirl]

When I get to work every morning canadian geese are everywhere. there were a few mornings that i sat in my car to let a whole cackle of them cross the parking lot.this took more than a few minutes. [the first time i said to myself yeah, they're going to believe this "excuse" for lateness ;D] i am always amazed by these birds whether in flight or aground. one morning there was one goose who faced in the direction that cars enter the parking lot and stood like a crossing guard with it's chest stuck out while the others crossed behind him/her. it was amusing as well as amazing at the same time. when i heard Restless for the first time, the line "in the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry, and i will always love that sound until the day i die" i identified completely and that one line hooked me on the song and it remains since in the top 10 of my list of favorite Lightfoot songs. Better, there were a few times that RESTLESS was playing on my cd player in my car and all of a sudden the unmistakable honking sound is heard in the distance right before I spot a formation of Canadian geese appearing out of the sky over the trees. i swear i almost caused an accident one time because i was riveted with the song and the birds happening at the same time.
there is a campaign by the local government to kill off these birds because of the pollution their excrement causes in the ponds and lakes. IT IS a real problem where I live [long island, ny] because most of our water supply comes from an aquafier[spelling?]. nonetheless, there is a large protest about this. surely, there is a better way.