Holland, MI, USA - 4th May 2011
By: kessalia
Mel told me that if I was going to be a cool voyager that everyone would want to host, that I needed some practice in visiting manners, and in posing and exploring. So she took me off on a practice voyage to Holland, MI!
Mel, Mel's mom, Has and me all went to the Veldheer Tulip Farm to see the displays for the Tulip Festival. Everyone in Holland around this time of year, Mel says, are either tourists or pretending to be Dutch, like their ancestors. Since Mel has a Dutch last name herself, I didn't see why she was annoyed by it, but then she told me she doesn't like most human tourists. That was why she was ging to teach me my manners before sending me to her friends! I think she will do better with animals ones! We are much nicer.
So we went driving down to Holland, Has and I got to sit on Mel's lap. But Meema made an early stop. Where were we? We were at a feed/farm supply store to get BIRD SEED! I was all for that kind of shopping, but I couldn't help exploring, too!
Look look! I followed the sound of peeping to tubs of baby chicks! They are birds my size, and they made a lot of noise! Peep peep peep!
Howdy! What do you think, would I make an awesome cowboy or what? Those cows wouldn't know what hit 'em, y'all!
OOh! Or I could be a farmer! They make tractors in BLUE? I want one!
So then, lots of birdseed in hand, or trunk, we were off to the tulip farms! Wow! So so many flowers! So many bright colors!
Can you see me hiding in those pretty pretty blue hyacinths? I blend in good!
I kept wanting to fly into the trees for better views. Also, some of the trees were so pretty! Mel told me to mind my manners and not go far though! She said I should ask my host or hostess if I'm allowed to fly into the trees, and ALWAYS come back if I'm called. I will try try to remember!
From this tree I could see the biggest windmill! I wonder what the view from the top would be? No Mel, I will be good and stay here.... For now....
Then we went inside to the store. There was a lot of stuff to look at, and Has and I wanted to see it all. We both found some wooden shoes our size! I think mine are nicer, they are blue and white and black! Like me!
And of course I wasn't going to let Has be the only one getting attention. I wanted smoochies too! Smoochies are fun!
This was already a long day for me, since I'd barely been out of the backyard before! But there was one more stop, since Mel and her mom weren't feeling ready to go inside again after such a nice Spring day! So we stopped for just a few minutes to check out a new nature center along the Pigeon River. Pigeons?? Pigeons are birds? Will I see Pigeons?
No, Mel says, the pigeons have been extinct for years now! The river was named for the millions of passenger pigeons, but they were hunted to death. Yikes! I'm glad bluejays aren't considered game birds!
How could anyone want to hurt something as beautiful as this! I made a new friend! Are you my mommy? Hmm? Hmph. Don't talk much, do you? Are you sure you're a bluejay??
Now off to home! Mel says I did good and learned fast. So now she'll spend some time and find me a good host. I can't wait! Yippee!
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Posted May 5, 2011, 8:03 pm Last edited May 5, 2011, 8:06 pm by kessalia
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