So Frank, why don't you tell us how you really feel about those geese? Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: Re: PAW: Waves of Cranes > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:52:12 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very nice Ken. > > I like the misty / foggy / sleety background. Gives a nice shilloette<sp> effect. > > > > I try and do stuff like this with the local Canadian gees around here,but Frank thinks > > they are flying > > rats, so i dont show him them anymore..LOL > > > > This is the last time I'm going to say this on this list (okay, it's > not, I'll say it every time someone makes this eggregious error): All > geese that live in Canada can be referred to as Canadian geese. The > species of goose to which you refer is the Canada Goose (branta > canadensis). Not the Canadian Goose. Canada Goose. > > Now that we have that straight, I may have modified my "flying rats" > position somewhat. I'm kind of softening the former hardline > position, such that I am moving in the direction of only considering > them vermin whilst they are on land, chasing, honking at and scaring > our children, and soiling our parks, golf courses and other green > spaces intended for human use. > > They're okay when they're flying. Quite majestic, actually. > > Especially when they're flying south (ie: away from Canada) <vbg> > > cheers, > frank, who doesn't much like any geese, let alone Canada Geese > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
