Use a commercial vacuum or something like that. The professional down collectors must use something. Ha Ha. I can just see you dragging a long sack (like old time cotton pickers) around the place picking feathers and down out of the grass and leaves and stuff! 🙂 You might make ten cents a day doing it too!
It’s too cold now – in summer their feathers are everywhere.
Sorry not to be keeping up with your blog – apart from WP notication problems, my life is getting in the way – hehe!
I know why, I read your blog about your being too busy, So I am truly honored that you keep in touch with me. Can you send me big feathers in the spring if I send you a check for mailing the package to me? I am an art teacher & I can dye them for art projects!
Of course I will send them to you – what a wonderful idea! Do you want peacock feathers too? Oh this is exciting!
Gotta go to bed now but let’s keep in touch!
OMG you would give me peacock feathers???? YES, tell me how much. I would put those in a vase , take a picture & post it, but wouldn’t tell anyone where I got them. Oh, this is exciting. Good night!!!
I never thought of that. I told my kids & they freaked out. Henry said,”can I have one for my room?” I will try to find out on my end. Gosh, you are one smart woman!!
Do you want some husky fur for the exchange? Blue is starting to blow his coat, so our house look like it snowed inside. its beautiful & white you could spin it & knit yourself a scarf. 🙂
I have googled peacock feathers to see if it’s okay to post them overseas but haven’t found much useful info. Heaps of sites selling them. Maybe I should just wrap a few up and post to you in a padded envelope and hope for the best? Should I cut them so they are short (I have a huge vase full but they are very long and it might look like I am posting a rifle or something). Any suggestions? I am serious – would love to give you a few!
Oh yeah – what is your address or have I already asked you that?
Yes, i think if you send them long, they may assume its a rifle because the package is heavy,hard & as it goes through the x-ray machine they may panic. 🙂 I would love a few, but I want the eye part of the feather to stick out of a vase. Is that ok? Now for the price you loved something you saw in a store, I would love to get it for you in exchange. Perhaps a rifle? My address is Amy Saab, 3712 Northcote Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, 35223 USA. What fun!!
This is fun! It might take me a bit of time to figure out – how long do you want the feathers – ie. can I cut them like a foot long?
Do not send me a rifle!!!! haha!
I’m gonna find the thing that you liked & see if I can find one just like as a thank you! 12″ sounds perfect. Time doesn’t matter, some day I will hear the door bell ring, I open it an WOW feathers!!!!!
jmgoyder
Hence the name “God” frey?
Yes!
from some people i have taken notice of, these grand animals do a better job of grooming. lol
Ha!
What a relief – we thought that Godfrey was misnamed!
Ha! Sorry to have lost touch with your blog (which I love!) Once WP probs sort out I will – in meantime using Reader!
They are so lovely, so lovely… Thank you dear Julie, love, nia
Those feathery ones are Sebastapol geese – beautiful! I will be able to fill your pillows with the feathers they shed!
Those geese are just gorgeous Julie. I live the white Mute Swan too.. The Sebastapol feathers look very soft & fluffy?
Very fluffy and soft – I going to collect the ones they shed contantly tomorrow!
Just look at that fellow in front with his head back! Wonderful shots of these guys. Watch out, somebody will see that fab down! 🙂
The whole place is covered in shed feathers – I could probably make a fortune if I weren’t too lazy to pick them up!
Use a commercial vacuum or something like that. The professional down collectors must use something. Ha Ha. I can just see you dragging a long sack (like old time cotton pickers) around the place picking feathers and down out of the grass and leaves and stuff! 🙂 You might make ten cents a day doing it too!
That is a great idea – the vacuum thing! Thanks.
Goodness, I’d like a pillow like that or them!!!
Aren’t those sebastopols amazing!
When they sleep, you sneak up and lay on them? Would they mind? What if you bought a treat? TOO soft.
Actually when I pat them those soft looking feathers aren’t as soft as they look – they’re kind of fibrous – ha!
Do they molt? All at once? Are there feather’s everywhere?
Sometimes it looks like the lawn is covered in snow!
That would make a great photograph!
It’s too cold now – in summer their feathers are everywhere.
Sorry not to be keeping up with your blog – apart from WP notication problems, my life is getting in the way – hehe!
I know why, I read your blog about your being too busy, So I am truly honored that you keep in touch with me. Can you send me big feathers in the spring if I send you a check for mailing the package to me? I am an art teacher & I can dye them for art projects!
Of course I will send them to you – what a wonderful idea! Do you want peacock feathers too? Oh this is exciting!
Gotta go to bed now but let’s keep in touch!
OMG you would give me peacock feathers???? YES, tell me how much. I would put those in a vase , take a picture & post it, but wouldn’t tell anyone where I got them. Oh, this is exciting. Good night!!!
I wonder if it is legal to post peacock feathers – we need to find out!
I never thought of that. I told my kids & they freaked out. Henry said,”can I have one for my room?” I will try to find out on my end. Gosh, you are one smart woman!!
Let me know if you find out any rules against such a thing and I will do same!
If I write you an american check, will your bank figure out the exchange?
Oh you are not going to pay me anything – we just have to check it is legal!!!
Do you want some husky fur for the exchange? Blue is starting to blow his coat, so our house look like it snowed inside. its beautiful & white you could spin it & knit yourself a scarf. 🙂
No thanks – hahahahah!
damn
I have googled peacock feathers to see if it’s okay to post them overseas but haven’t found much useful info. Heaps of sites selling them. Maybe I should just wrap a few up and post to you in a padded envelope and hope for the best? Should I cut them so they are short (I have a huge vase full but they are very long and it might look like I am posting a rifle or something). Any suggestions? I am serious – would love to give you a few!
Oh yeah – what is your address or have I already asked you that?
Yes, i think if you send them long, they may assume its a rifle because the package is heavy,hard & as it goes through the x-ray machine they may panic. 🙂 I would love a few, but I want the eye part of the feather to stick out of a vase. Is that ok? Now for the price you loved something you saw in a store, I would love to get it for you in exchange. Perhaps a rifle? My address is Amy Saab, 3712 Northcote Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, 35223 USA. What fun!!
This is fun! It might take me a bit of time to figure out – how long do you want the feathers – ie. can I cut them like a foot long?
Do not send me a rifle!!!! haha!
I’m gonna find the thing that you liked & see if I can find one just like as a thank you! 12″ sounds perfect. Time doesn’t matter, some day I will hear the door bell ring, I open it an WOW feathers!!!!!
Yeeha – we have a deal!
CUTE!!
It’s raining today and muddy so they are all filthy!
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