What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Linda Schaub
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL DADS!

I will fete fathers, just like mothers, so let me wish you Happy Father’s Day if it applies.

Back in May, the weekend after Council Point Park so abruptly closed, I wondered if I would have fresh fodder for blog posts until it re-opened. Sure, I had lots of photos that I’d taken and were languishing in my picture folders, but each year I try to get some cute baby and parent photos to use for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

So, off I went to Elizabeth Park, on Sunday, May 3rd, hoping to catch a glimpse of some goslings. Lucky for me, there were several families paddling around in the canal.

A peaceful morning spent watching geese and goslings. I like the family in the foreground best.

While I shouldn’t play favorites, by far, these were the cutest goslings of the bunch.

A father’s pride and joy are his offspring, no matter how young or old they are.
He protects them as long as he is able, for one day they will leave and start their own families.
Little one – may you always look up to your father for guidance ‘cuz life sure is tough sometimes.

And now I’ll leave you with a quote:

“The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child.” —Roy Lessin

About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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26 Responses to What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.

  1. Sandra J says:
    June 21, 2020 at 5:07 am

    Beautiful Fathers Day Post Linda, loved it.

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  3. Eliza says:
    June 21, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    This is gorgeous. I love it… you tied the pictures and thoughts really well together.

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  4. ruthsoaper says:
    June 21, 2020 at 9:19 pm

    Beautiful Linda. They are so cute.

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  5. AnnMarie R stevens says:
    June 21, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    Miss Linda……………………………that was a good Fathers Day Blog……………………..that quote is absolutely true about your father leaving an imprint on you!

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    • Linda Schaub says:
      June 22, 2020 at 6:01 am

      Glad you liked it Ann Marie- I liked that quote too because I recently read that ducklings imprints instantly to their moms and know to follow them around and if they are without a mom, they will imprint to a human within a few days, thinking this is their mom. How interesting is that?

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  6. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com says:
    June 22, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    Great Fathers Day post! The goose dad did look awfully proud of his brood… as well he should. They are adorable.

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    • Linda Schaub says:
      June 22, 2020 at 8:45 pm

      Thanks Janis – glad you liked it. Yes, he did look like a proud Papa … the little gosling looking up at his father melted my heart.

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    • Linda Schaub says:
      June 24, 2020 at 7:05 pm

      I thought of you today Janis – you did the post about a possible earthquake near the San Andreas fault – did you remain unscathed in today’s earthquake in California? Fingers crossed you did.

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  7. indianeskitchen says:
    June 23, 2020 at 12:12 am

    What a perfect quote Linda. This was such an appropriate post for Father’s Day!

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  8. Laurie says:
    June 23, 2020 at 10:05 am

    I love your Father’s Day quote, Linda. It is so true, for better or for worse. We all have been affected in some way by our fathers. So glad you were able to get to the park while the goslings are little. They are so cute!

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    • Linda Schaub says:
      June 23, 2020 at 9:52 pm

      Glad you liked it Laurie – imprinting is big, whether by furry or feathered critters or humans. The goslings are so cute when they are this size. By now they are likely ready to fledge.

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  9. Pam Lazos says:
    June 24, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Adorbs, Linda!

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  10. J P says:
    June 26, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    Thanks for the Father’s Day wishes and the quotation. I believe that quotation to be true.

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  11. thesecretblind says:
    July 28, 2020 at 5:46 am

    What a cute post ❤ I love the quote at the end too. Beautiful

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    • Linda Schaub says:
      July 28, 2020 at 8:27 pm

      Thank you Zena – I saw that goose with his offspring about three weeks before I used the photo and decided it was perfect to save for Father’s Day. The quote sure fit the day, didn’t it?

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