{"id":2385,"date":"2019-05-25T14:53:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T14:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2019-05-25T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T14:56:43","slug":"back-to-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/?p=2385","title":{"rendered":"Back to water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swanderwoman and Gooseman although working hard fighting grime and corruption in the background have now emerged for personal appearances at some waterway festival events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2387\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"S1930001\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swanderwoman deputised for The Park Knight at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawnebasin.org.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Hawne Basin <\/a>open weekend in Halesowen on the Dudley Number 2 canal. &#8220;She&#8221; was especially pleased to be &#8220;manning&#8221; the tombola stall, whilst also promoting a new swanwatch leaflet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113400-Copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2388\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113400-Copy-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"20190511_113400 - Copy\" width=\"400\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113400-Copy-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113400-Copy-768x1281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113400-Copy-614x1024.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2386\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372-169x300.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S1930002-e1558016218372.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swanderwoman\u00a0sported a\u00a0packed lunch on this occasion, and also her trusty swan hook, just in case there were any birds in distress in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2389\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113702.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2389\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113702-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"20190511_113702\" width=\"500\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113702-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113702-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113702-1024x604.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feeling a little half and half?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113434.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2390\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113434-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"20190511_113434\" width=\"350\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113434-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113434-768x1306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_113434-602x1024.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always the stall had a variety of cards, keyrings, information leaflets and goose\/swan food available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_115635.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2391\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_115635-146x300.jpg\" alt=\"20190511_115635\" width=\"300\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_115635-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_115635-768x1581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190511_115635-498x1024.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a well attended and organised event by The Coombeswood Canal Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The following weekend, the action switched to Brownhills and &#8220;the curly wyrley&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2411\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"S2000004\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000004.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2412\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"S2000003\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The local birds can be thankful of the generous nature of the Brownhills folk who cleared out all of our supply of goose food! Swanderwoman even had a trip to find the local swan family who were fed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2416\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc-146x300.jpg\" alt=\"D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc\" width=\"350\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc-768x1581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D67Wx4wXoAUCYcc.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gooseman\u00a0also bought his sidekick Goosuki with him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135100-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135100-1-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"20190519_135100\" width=\"400\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135100-1-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135100-1-768x1505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135100-1-523x1024.jpg 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135203-e1558469686317.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2408\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135203-e1558469686317-146x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135203-e1558469686317-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135203-e1558469686317-768x1581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190519_135203-e1558469686317-498x1024.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well done to The Birmingham Canal Navigations Society who have taken over the running of this event.<\/p>\n<p>Selfies were posed and all had a great time. I&#8217;m not sure if Brownhills had ever seen anything quite so theatrical, well maybe not&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2409\" src=\"http:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"S2000006\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saveoursandwellcanadageese.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S2000006.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swanderwoman and Gooseman although working hard fighting grime and corruption in the background have now emerged for personal appearances at some waterway festival events. 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