When I read Willow’s prompt for #TankaTuesday, I was intrigued. She asked us to find an old photo that holds a memory and write a tanka about it, focusing on words that evoke the season.
Since I am scanning old photos, this prompt seemed to fall right onto the paper for me ;. This photo was taken in July 1969 at our lake cottage. That’s my mom standing there in the middle of the photo.
green trees in full leaf
against sun’s hissing hot blue
lakewater splashing
around our knees, mom eyeing
the bold goose among the ducks
I really wanted that focus on the goose and mom looking at it because geese are more aggressive than ducks, and I’m sure she was worried about the goose around all the children.
About the goose: I’m willing to hear arguments that it’s a duck, but I don’t think so. It’s neck is longer, it’s much bolder, and the beak is a different shape. You can see the goose in the last photo here, too.
Here are more photos from that day.
my brother feeding the duck
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That looks like a day of fun.
We had so much fun that day! From morning to night. Our friends were from out of town and camped out in a little camper on the lot next to our cottage.
I love how old photos bring back so many of those memories that we thought were buried.
Yes, so true. So many details come back!
A fun memory. I don’t have a lot of photos from when I was young.
Nostalgic sigh . . . You must be the little girl in the striped bathing suit? My mother would have been fretting about our falling ill from the goose poop in the water.
Haha, I’m sure I would have been fretting too if it was my kids in the water with the ducks! That little girl is a friend. I’m not in the pix.
It looks like a fun day. I like all the action in the photos. It’s good to know you had days like this.
My father loved to have people come to the lake. He was very social and really really loved the lake, so those were some of the best times.
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Looks like a lot of fun with the tame ducks.
Those are not tame ducks! They lived at the lake. There’s always been a raft of ducks on that lake. There is at least 1/3 of it that is swamp.
Tame enough to feed and hang around the beach with people.
LOL typical ducks living where people are around ;). They used to hang out more in the swampy areas. It wasn’t real usual for them to come calling like that.
A lovely use of the prompt
Thank you, Derrick!
Definitely a GOOSE! 🙂
Thank you!!!
Nice!
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