Goose and Goslings by Kimberly Eddy

Sometimes I wonder what someone from the 19th century (or earlier) would think of our modern day claims of ” too busy” or “not enough time”. I am guilty of it too. I never seem to have enough time, despite having so many time saving conveniences available to me today.

One cure for feeling overly busy is to just take the time to stop, smell the roses, look at the geese…and then draw them.

The other day, we were super busy with a few errands, but my daughter was lamenting that we hadn’t been to a certain park in a while, where wild roses grow, and where beautiful geese are everywhere. I realized that part of why I have no time is because I need to make the time for some things, like going to the park. We got out of the car, a light rain was just starting (not enough to get us soaked, but enough to be refreshing on a hot day). The geese were out and walking around.

“Why are the geese out even when it’s raining?” my daughter asked.

“Hmmm. Why do you think? What are they doing?” I answered with a question. I wanted to see if she could figure it out.

“They’re eating. Oh! I know! The worms come out when it’s raining like this!”

“Right! Exactly.”

We watched them for a while, enjoying all of it. Then we went in the car once the rain picked up, and sketched them for a little bit.

Time well spent!