Happy 45th!

My mom and dad celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary today. I was reminded of that this morning when I was greeted outside my place of employment by a hissing goose. Huh?

For my parents' 25th wedding anniversary, we visited the small town outside of Frankfurt, Germany where my mom was raised by loving foster parents. As a child, mom would walk to school--and as she turned the corner, she was greeted by her neighbor's angry, biting geese. Her feathered "friends" would inevitably chase her down the street to her school house.

Flash-forward to the anniversary visit--where we walked down the same street, turned the corner, and, yes, were greeted by a vengeful gaggle of geese.

I have no doubt, 20 years later, the group still stands guard. Over what--I don't know.