It’s the Goose Patrol!

These Netherlands troops are surreal
As they march to the bright glockenspiel
And the onlookers gawk
As they waddle and walk
For these geese are a big honkin’ deal

via Murray C. and Jan B.

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12 thoughts on “It’s the Goose Patrol!

  1. Georgiana December 7, 2020 / 4:47 pm

    I never would have thought I would enjoy watching German goose stepping across a town. Of course it helps that the goose stepping is done by actual geese.

    • allein šŸ¾ December 7, 2020 / 7:50 pm

      It’s the only acceptable kind.

      • Ricky & Bibi's Mom December 8, 2020 / 2:25 pm

        Amen to that.

  2. dubravkamcvmd December 7, 2020 / 5:22 pm

    I love the calm seriousness with which the geese march

  3. Kar December 7, 2020 / 6:13 pm

    So I’m guessing that this is NOT in New Orleans, despite the music. Maybe closer to OrlĆ©ans…

  4. Elaine C Williamson December 7, 2020 / 6:58 pm

    Denmark

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom December 7, 2020 / 7:03 pm

      Actually Eschwege, Germany.

  5. JenDeyan December 7, 2020 / 8:20 pm

    I don’t know if I could have stopped myself from joining that parade if I was there.

  6. Murray C. December 7, 2020 / 10:22 pm

    She’s playing fast and loose (as a goose?) with “You Are My Sunshine” on that glockenspiel.

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom December 8, 2020 / 9:50 am

      Lots of sour notes, but what the heckā€”still fun.

  7. AJ December 8, 2020 / 8:07 am

    Literally late to the party with seeing this post and I really need to know the backstory. So surreal and so many questions, especially at 5 am on Tuesday, and being up since 4. Santa Ana winds are blowing through SoCal and they woke me up, then I thought there was something/someone in the backyard before realizing it was the wind. Itā€™s already going to be one of those days and I see strong coffee in my future.

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom December 8, 2020 / 10:00 am

      Hang in there, AJ!

      I’ve found a number of pages that say something about the Open Flair Festival in Eschwege, Germany. It’s described as an annual “heavy rock” music festival, which I assume means either heavy metal or hard rock, or possibly both. I’ve found nothing to explain the geese, but as I don’t read German, there’s a limit to how much effective research I can do, even with the help(?) of Google Translateā€”which informs me that GƤnsekapelle means “Goose Chapel.” Yeah, I don’t think so.

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