Raining! and Boris (the gander) not well

Oh dear - I should never have said it was good to see Boris well again... Let us know what the vet has to say. It doesn't sound good does it?

On a more positive note the garden is looking very nice. If you need rain you are welcome to some of ours...

I do hope the vet can help as he could be good for a few years yet, good luck xx

Hope Boris will be OK. Yes, lovely long spell of rain here too (north Herts) - good timing for planting out masses of annuals this weekend :)

Oh poor Boris, I hope he will alright Honey and the vet can offer something to help the poor boy, as you say not if he cannot get about though, I will keep everything xx for him..
Its been raining here since yesterday afternoon, luckily we did get the lawns cut first, the garden is looking very refreshed, we definitely needed it, like yours our waterbutts are filling up nicely, I too have a bald patch at the back of bottom g'house, ours was caused by the huge conifer that we removed a few weeks back, I have thrown old compost over it but not got around to seeding yet, cannot be seen from the house so not worrying about it, it would be different if like yours it was in plain view, never did seed the area on the opposite side that was caused by our willow tree, just let it do its own thing, all filled out nicely now Honey, one of the reasons I didn't was because we have our two dogs and keeping them away is darn near impossible, lovely photo's Honey …

Sorry to hear about Boris I hope he picks up soon.
Your garden is lovely.

You answered my question! Same here..we really needed this rain. Poor Boris...he has had a good ten years with you, bless him. Your pond is gorgeous! Lets hope we have a better week next week with the rain producing lots of new growth!

Thank you all for hoping for the best for Boris, but it sadly didn't happen. We had him for about ten years and though a Goose, was such a character he was as much a pet as any cat or dog. So we are both quite distraught at present.

Really sorry about your sad sad news . . . I can only send sympathy and a virtual hug :(

My condolences to you both of you so sorry to hear about Boris.

Sorry to hear about Boris.
I am putting down grass seed tomorrow. The rain has helped to reguvenate my lawn after scarifying.

Sorry to hear about Boris.

I love rain but we haven't had much here recently, until yesterday - it poured down. I agree about the colours, everything looks fresher after rain :)

will miss your stories of Boris in your blogs, Honeysucklegold. such a character... loved his aged fiestiness. You gave him a home in his old age and he thrived for such a long time... bless him. 😢😢

Thank you all for your kind condolences. I know so many of you have had much more devastating news on the family front than the loss of a pet, but I appreciate it.
At least he had ten years of peaceful retirement from when I purchased him from the poultry market, dread to think what his future might (or might not) have been.

Thats sad to hear but you gave him an extra 10 years of life of a quality worth living. Its hard when we lose our much loved pets.

Oh dear he'll be missed so much - not only by you but by his little harem too. But he's had a lovely life.

We just have to think about how much fun we had with him for those ten years Drc. Fun seems a strange word to apply to a Goose, but his antics (and greed) were always amusing, until he would sneak up on me and give me a nasty nip!

The girls seem to have settled again now Stera, but OH had to come in one day when he went down to pull nettles (only job he's allowed to do really in the garden) and the girls were wandering about honking, so OH got upset and came in - well that was his excuse for not pulling the nettles!
Lily and Gracie both seem to have become a bit more tame since Boris has gone, perhaps it's a bit like being widowed, you have to fend for yourself more and not have a man to rely on.