Flori, the Goose

© Eugen Gebhardt — Das ist Flori, eine Niederbayerische Hausgans, geb. 1. Juli 1984Click for slideshow
© Eugen Gebhardt — Das ist Flori, eine Niederbayerische Hausgans, geb. 1. Juli 1984

In 1984 a family from Passau that I was friends with gave me a present: 2 goslings from their local weekly market. Selma and Flori! They imprinted on me straightaway and the miracle had happened! Flori lived for more than 27 years, what a gift!

 

«Flori, the goose, was in great form again today. Watching her climb out of the glitter sphere is just a beautiful and at that instant also a very still picture — a moment of happiness! I myself always feel that there is such a fragility about it… and when the sphere opens, you can hear an amazed…Oooooooh!»

Roswitha von dem Borne, Der Clown (Pierino erzählt…), Mayer Verlag, Stuttgart,