Cemetery - Grave and Geese

quadraptor's picture
This morning I went to Dad's grave at the cemetery. They have a temporary marker there and I felt bad that the flowers he had for the funeral were already wilted. I didn't bring any flowers for the temporary vase there but I'm sure someone will soon.





I told Dad that I loved him and that I was going to feed the ducks at the pond that's in the cemetery.

Before I had come by the cemetery, I went to the store and grabbed a loaf of bread to feed the ducks with. I had some old hamburger rolls as well.

So I drive up and see this:



I'm thinking, "Okay, are there ducks out there?"



"Maybe this won't be so bad."



"Hey look, Canadian geese!"



So they started to come closer to feed...



And seagulls showed up...



And before I realized it, I had Noah's Ark out here. I really didn't bring enough bread for them all, but I did what I could.



This guy was my buddy, who came up and asked for bread politely. I have him a few slices.





One duck had an afro.













I always liked the feather colors of these guys.



And this was a nice duck that came up and watched as I was throwing bread around. I gave him a slice.

So moral of this story...don't bring one loaf of bread...bring three!
Verycrazygirl's picture

*Takes note of said

*Takes note of said moral*

You're so sweet.. <3

Seed's picture

Wow, that is awesome! You

Wow, that is awesome! You guys must have chosen the best cemetary ever, basically.
quadraptor's picture

It's a nice place near where

It's a nice place near where I live, I used to go there all the time to feed the ducks and geese.

Never liked getting stared at by the people who mow the lawns and ride around in John Deere vehicles, though, but I always loved feeding the birds there. So now I have a good reason to go more often to feed them - if anyone asks, I'll say that I was there visiting my Dad.

I'll make sure to take my camera whenever I go so I can get more pics of them.
trigger_mortis's picture

What a pretty cemetery! Not

What a pretty cemetery! Not many have actual ponds, your lucky to have something like that to visit!

Also, your seagulls are so interesting looking. You make ours look so plain!
ocean's picture

That Afro-duck is adorable.

That Afro-duck is adorable. x3
And yes, that's a really nice cemetery.
quadraptor's picture

Yeah I guess I take that for

Yeah I guess I take that for granted that we have a pond there. I'm not sure how often the geese and ducks get to be treated like that, so I'm planning on making it a habit to visit them during my last year in town.

It looks like they were hanging out in the shade in the first few pictures. I don't blame them - it's been getting to 95-100 degrees F here.
nagydominika11's picture

the cemetery on a beautiful

the cemetery on a beautiful lake and a duck in it for the goose geese: d
Very sweet!

but it was buried where the dad was already feeling sad :'(