the story of Tonks..

If your from Long Island, then you'll know that we've been having very VERY erratic weather.. long bouts of rain accompanied by one (just one) beautiful day, followed by 2-3 disgusting hot/muggy ones.

Well, this story begins about 2 weeks ago, during one of those dreaded rainy weeks..

Once upon a time, on an island known as Long, there lived a girl named Cara, and a goose named Tonks.
Strangers, neither one knowing that fate would soon bring them together..

Ok, ok... so maybe i don't have the creativity or mental capacity to keep up with this tale, but the real story is a simple and sweet one, and in the end, they do live happily ever after!

About 2 weeks ago, there had been some high tides (we live on the water) and the streets would flood. I guess a baby goose got confused by this, lost his bearings, and was separated from his family. We found him cowering in my neighbors yard, and my family, being the nature lovers that we are, set off to save the day..

We took him home so he could calm down and warm up.





When we finally got him to eat, the little bugger wouldn't stop. He chowed down until his tummy was full of cheerio mush, and there was (what looked like) a big smile on his face. ..I'm not kidding. Look at the picture, tell me i'm wrong!





When he seemed to have had his fill, i wrapped him up in a towel and put him in my lap so he could rest. The poor baby must have been so lonely, he climbed right up to my neck and snuggled in for a nice long nap.

In the morning, while leaving for work, we spotted Tonks' family in the street. We took Tonks outside, and he couldn't have ran waddled to them faster. I may have teared up a little bit. He was back with mommy, daddy and siblings.




And they lived happily ever after.

The End.