Celebrating Fathers Day

 Fathers Day has come and gone.

Both of our boys live quite a distance from us, so neither were able to come home.

We still celebrated the amazing father the hubs has always been,

he is the best man and father I know.

He received cards, phone calls and text messages and he had a nice conversation with his Dad.

He lives in Florida.

We had a fun day and a very special dinner at our favorite restaurant...

Moonstruck

- the bar -

- they have live music on the weekends -

- dinner -

- strip steak with herbed butter and mashed potatoes, my meal  -

- the hubs had filet mignon, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables -

- the hubs had oreo cheese cake -

 

- I had warm black and white creme brulee -

I am so lucky to have such a great man in my life.

Growing Goslings

 I was never able to determine how many goslings there were when they hatched.

The first time I saw them on May 26th, there were only 3.

The internet says the range for a typical clutch (family) is 2 - 12 eggs, average is 5 - 7 eggs per nest.

I myself have seen as many as 10 goslings in a clutch.

 Mom will lay 1 egg per day, 

the eggs incubate for approximately 28 days and all eggs hatch on the same day.

Here they are on May 26th...

They only stay in the nest for 1 day, then they venture out staying close to mom and dad.

I saw them again on June 4th...there were still 3.

Baby geese can walk hours after hatching and the parents will try to lead them away from the nest area.

Both the mother (goose) and the father (gander) will care for them until they are old enough to fly.

They are so sweet and they look so fluffy!