(Click any image to enlarge) On our previous visits to my in-laws’ place, we learned about one of the full-time residents of the neighborhood pond — Bob. I was lucky enough to actually see him a few times. Even though there are a lot of geese and ducks that hang around the ponds, Bob was a unique character. And I’ll admit that when I heard about his poignant end (while we were already coping with the pandemic), I shed some tears for Bob. Bob the Chinese Swan Goose — Bob was very vocal, very social, and very loved! Bob wasn’t an ordinary goose! He bonded with the wild geese and dutifully helped care for their babies every year. He was always very loudly excited when the wild geese flew into the pond and always quietly frustrated when they flew off. Being a domestic breed, he wasn’t able to fly high and was left behind. Bob was helping guard the nest one night in April 2021 when tragically coyotes attacked. Domestics were bred to stay on farms and cannot fly away from danger or fly around to find enough healthy food. Domestic geese and ducks should NEVER be abandoned at any pond as they will sadly have to struggle to survive — Memorial sign

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Well, since I’m away from home, I didn’t plan my posts ahead of time very well, and I’m currently trying to write this on my phone, today’s post may not look like my normal Wednesday feature. But in this hour-long episode of Visiting, Huell takes a trip out to the Mojave Desert to Edwards Air Force Base, and since I drove right past the place a couple of days ago it seemed only right to have a look at Huell’s experience. This one hour special takes us from Northrop Grumman where the B2 is built, to Edwards Air Force Base to take a look at the B2 close up. Huell and Luis were the first media representatives to be allowed in the cockpit of this top secret plane. (Click on the linked image below to see the video.)

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