Hypsipyle gets down and dirty…

Hypsipyle discovered something very, very nice – in goose terms, anyway.  She discovered that earthworms enjoy the space between the muddy, muddy ground and the layer of straw in her pen, and if she burrows deeply under that straw she gets to enjoy a whizbang meal of goose spaghetti.

Of course, she also gets mud all over her feathers, making me think of toddlers digging into chocolate birthday cake (look at that face).  But having muddy feathers is a very small price to pay…and once paid, easily rectified.  With a clean basin of water, she will once again look as though, as a friend of mine says, she's wearing the most beautiful of wedding dresses.