Six Geese A-Flying

I’m pretty sure I talked about this phenomenon another time but I was re-impressed when the other day I saw it again. In the song, it’s “six geese a-laying” but the geese that I stopped to watch were flying and there were fifty or sixty in the large flock above me. While in flight, the leader somehow communicated that he or she was ready to hand over the reins, because slowly and steadily, another goose calmly left its position farther back in the “V” and headed toward the front. When it got close, there was no squabbling or discord while what had been the lead goose slowed and fell back into the general pattern — and the other took its place at the front of the formation. The group continued on its way and as far as I could ascertain, there was no discernible interruption in their progress. Harmony and cooperation, exemplified in nature. I would like it if more things were resolved this easily.

Liked this post? Get updates by email...

Enter your email address below to stay up to date with Lightly Tethered.

I agree to have my personal information transfered to MailChimp ( more information )

I will never give away, trade or sell your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Liked this post? Click below to share!

3 Responses

  1. Jan Sarkauskas says:

    I think we would all like that these days.

  2. Mogie says:

    Amen to that Mary, I don’t think I had ever stopped to think about what I have witnessed many times. Yes indeed, humans need to learn many lessons from nature. We’d be better off for it.

  3. Karl Schmidt says:

    Me. too, Mary. We would all be better off, if we paid more attention to the examples Mother Nature provides for us.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may also like...