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T’ai chi geese

October 30, 2012 by Mike Powell

This morning, we continue to assess the damage from Hurricane Sandy here in the Washington, D.C. area, mainly downed trees and flooded roads. Perhaps we can draw inspiration from these geese, who are engaging in a rarely seen version of t’ai chi, seeking to achieve balance. This ancient martial art can be practiced on land or in the water—the water variant is especially appropriate for a time of reflection.

T’ai chi goose

Water t’ai chi—a reflective pose

Posted in Birds, Humor, Inspiration, Nature, Photography | Tagged balance, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, goose, Kingstowne, t'ai chi | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on October 30, 2012 at 6:48 am | Reply Dharani

Amazing!
- on October 30, 2012 at 7:19 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I had a fun time observing these geese this past weekend.
  - on October 30, 2012 at 7:23 am Dharani
    
    You have some great pictures, sir! I’ll follow your work.
on October 30, 2012 at 10:06 am | Reply Sue

We barely beat the storm back to the US. How bad was the damage in your area?
- on October 30, 2012 at 10:23 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  There are lots of flooded streets and some downed trees, but we escaped the kinds of major damage that hit places like New York City. Still, it paralyzed the region and public transportation (subway, buses, and trains) were shut down for two days and the federal government was closed except for emergency operations.
on October 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm | Reply lylekrahn

Achieving balance is a worthy goal.
on October 30, 2012 at 3:13 pm | Reply naturesnippets

Amazing, the goose looks like nothing happened.
on October 31, 2012 at 10:02 am | Reply Stephanie

So cute
- on October 31, 2012 at 6:35 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, The geese were a lot of fun to watch.