tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2123558586028248995..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: The Rule For Old BirdsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81825740277628645482013-01-30T21:43:57.896+00:002013-01-30T21:43:57.896+00:00So sad and sweet...
Els from AmsterdamSo sad and sweet...<br />Els from AmsterdamElsewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205062128898300234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79341439441695319252013-01-30T11:17:32.194+00:002013-01-30T11:17:32.194+00:00Wandering off into the wilds to end it is my plan ...Wandering off into the wilds to end it is my plan B. For now, I will enjoy plan A and hope she and I can live out our lives with no uncalled for interruptions. Should I go before her, that's okay. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878152240514975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43281409539225237512013-01-30T09:34:01.400+00:002013-01-30T09:34:01.400+00:00Sometimes my dear old aged mother is jolly lucky t...Sometimes my dear old aged mother is jolly lucky there are no ice flows around here. Nah just joking! And I'll have you know that I have never ever once locked her outside when it's been cold and raining. Not even by accident.<br />When my time comes I'll be hitching a ride to Antartica with the fowls on the nearest ice flow. RIP little chooks.Hedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953091713220195010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56652938166994166422013-01-30T05:37:38.400+00:002013-01-30T05:37:38.400+00:00Oh dear, I didn't know the turkey had died too...Oh dear, I didn't know the turkey had died too -<br />xxxKitty Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844056332086042474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40839397940426845702013-01-30T01:12:12.930+00:002013-01-30T01:12:12.930+00:00Aha, you just wrote about my impending doom. Than...Aha, you just wrote about my impending doom. Thank you for that and with that I shall attempt to piddle in my pants...Good day or something like that.<br /><br />Garyklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21958865874648838062013-01-29T23:09:38.253+00:002013-01-29T23:09:38.253+00:00(sigh) How romantic! Then again, I guess it's ...(sigh) How romantic! Then again, I guess it's no worse than what our son said about me... he thought they should stuff me and keep me around as the resident couch potato...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4244580537121130312013-01-29T22:51:58.338+00:002013-01-29T22:51:58.338+00:00 Hail and Farewell to these two old birds.
The su... Hail and Farewell to these two old birds. <br />The sun seems to have disappeared here on the East Coast of the US too.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165264073811444835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64560371477067006772013-01-29T22:40:40.309+00:002013-01-29T22:40:40.309+00:00The mucky old henThe mucky old henJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4830864047594295072013-01-29T22:32:27.958+00:002013-01-29T22:32:27.958+00:00I mentioned this rule for old birds to H.I., and s...I mentioned this rule for old birds to H.I., and she made some clucking noises.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84443165155901234252013-01-29T22:31:02.044+00:002013-01-29T22:31:02.044+00:00I hope you were not too upset by my glibness xI hope you were not too upset by my glibness xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70620692084843837292013-01-29T22:29:47.518+00:002013-01-29T22:29:47.518+00:00With your talent..perhaps a poem about them would ...With your talent..perhaps a poem about them would be order of the dayJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72999111242061573842013-01-29T22:28:55.181+00:002013-01-29T22:28:55.181+00:00Too right nick!Too right nick!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84860240682892894692013-01-29T22:27:46.717+00:002013-01-29T22:27:46.717+00:00I will skip the bus Julie,
I prefer something more...I will skip the bus Julie,<br />I prefer something more poetic <br />Tee heeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85152530760033187772013-01-29T22:23:15.253+00:002013-01-29T22:23:15.253+00:00Ah, I'm sorry Theresa has gone to the great co...Ah, I'm sorry Theresa has gone to the great coop in the sky. But what a lovely life you gave her. Part of the great cycle of life and all that blather. But still sad when they go. I'm hoping to get run over by a bus and be gone in a flash, no lingering, daft and dribbling and smelling faintly of wee.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998986027822864433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73980189517044541142013-01-29T21:58:00.645+00:002013-01-29T21:58:00.645+00:00A nice way to go. Not quite sure about the badgers...A nice way to go. Not quite sure about the badgers tucking in though.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62352468743001122862013-01-29T21:55:09.277+00:002013-01-29T21:55:09.277+00:00Good on ya, John the dogs. I wish for you a sunny...Good on ya, John the dogs. I wish for you a sunny day when the time comes...<br /><br />ehttp://plufrompdx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33187354736347408192013-01-29T21:30:10.240+00:002013-01-29T21:30:10.240+00:00My hubby wants chickens someday but I remind him t...My hubby wants chickens someday but I remind him that they will not EVER be eaten and will live to old age. He now pictures a bunch of old, crippled hens walking around our yard. I share your compassion, John. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69260447358243104332013-01-29T20:42:45.096+00:002013-01-29T20:42:45.096+00:00I hope I pop off long before I'm in need of a ...I hope I pop off long before I'm in need of a smelly and stultifying retirement home. It would be a fate worse than death.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41449899656894675252013-01-29T19:07:57.379+00:002013-01-29T19:07:57.379+00:00Sorry to hear about Theresa and the ancient buff, ...Sorry to hear about Theresa and the ancient buff, but i, too, think they have the right idea to go off and wait for death when they know the time is near. We discussed this very thing in my knitting group not long ago. One friend told us her plan of going to her favourite spot, taking a bottle of rum, and waiting. <br /><br />Grace went off when it was her time to go. I'd like to go in my sleep.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67764734578785637632013-01-29T18:59:20.593+00:002013-01-29T18:59:20.593+00:00So sorry to hear Teresa has died after all your ha...So sorry to hear Teresa has died after all your hard work and love. It's lovely to hear how much care you give to your animals and how well they're cared for. It's a great way to mark the cycle of life and the badgers will really appreciate your gift. <br /><br />Hope the rest of you are doing well. xxCurvywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352226602384896843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12038252263555126752013-01-29T18:55:28.363+00:002013-01-29T18:55:28.363+00:00My hubby and I often discussed walking out into th...My hubby and I often discussed walking out into the snow when the time came (not that we have snow here). Unfortunately, he is now in that retirement home you mention with dementia - NOT the way he (or any of us) would like to go.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15656002356342439592013-01-29T18:31:05.728+00:002013-01-29T18:31:05.728+00:00The winter weather is cruel to old birds. I hope y...The winter weather is cruel to old birds. I hope you get some sunny days soon so that you all can feel the sun on your faces again. XXXJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86163567547000259762013-01-29T17:26:57.895+00:002013-01-29T17:26:57.895+00:00A beautiful piece on your oldies, John. I'm so...A beautiful piece on your oldies, John. I'm sorry you lost two of them; may they RIP. I wouldn't make a successful farmer: I've just decreased my chicken population on the yard (here in Tanzania), giving the scrawny, African chooks to a lady who sells eggs in town. I kept a cripple hen, called Magoo Moja (Peg leg) her friend (who protects her from the others' pecking)and whom I hand-feed; a glorious rooster and four fat hens. Our 13-year-old cat back home in SA went missing ten days ago. No amount of searching has been successful. Grant is terribly upset about it but I say she's gone off to die, and I believe she has. *Sigh* Why do we love the creatures so? Hope you warm up soon. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21383448820031484492013-01-29T16:27:23.378+00:002013-01-29T16:27:23.378+00:00You would know sweetieYou would know sweetieJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18596404280139307122013-01-29T16:25:56.352+00:002013-01-29T16:25:56.352+00:00She died last night sparrow xShe died last night sparrow xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com