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30 Days of Photos - Day 6 - 2 Birds, 1 Stone


These 2 birds, Canada Geese, were hanging out on the fairway at the Kelowna Golf and Country Club. I came close to killing two birds with one golf ball.

The stone was on another hole, a par three. It was one of many stones lining the water I had to hit over to reach the green.

I put everything I had into my drive. It flew over the water towards the pin.

As the ball came down it hit one of the huge stones lining the water trap. And I lost it, thinking it fell back into the water.

I reached the green and there it was. About 2 yards from the hole.

I putted and sank that sucker. A Birdie!

So I guess you could say with two strokes I got one birdie!

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Cheryl said…
Nice shot, buddy! I'll bet that made your day.
6 September 2013 at 07:06
babs (beetle) said…
I hope those birds don't ever get hit with golf balls. In fact you could say three birds one ball?
6 September 2013 at 08:53
Shawn Ohara said…
Really, a beautiful shot. But I have my eye on the 19th hole.
6 September 2013 at 09:02
nonamedufus said…
Actually, the 2-stroke birdie made my day. I cold have cared less about the geese.
6 September 2013 at 10:44
nonamedufus said…
I'm sure it happens. But, hey, serves them right for grazing on a fairway, right? Just kidding. In the past I've had to hold up while momma, poppa and baby geese traipsed across the fairway. It's actually the coolest thing to see.
6 September 2013 at 10:46
nonamedufus said…
Yes, you do. That's the clubhouse in the background.
6 September 2013 at 10:46
babs (beetle) said…
Oh, I bet it is. Bet you wish you had a camera at times like that :)
6 September 2013 at 11:14
nonamedufus said…
Oh, I've managed to snap a few deer on the course and a fox or two.
6 September 2013 at 11:25
Ziva said…
Nice job on the birdie, dufus! Oh, and nice job on the birdie photo, too.
6 September 2013 at 11:49
nonamedufus said…
Thank you. Thank you. This was a gorgeous golf course. I loved playing it...birds and all.
6 September 2013 at 12:07
Nicky said…
When I visited Meleah in NJ, everyone asked me if I could take the geese back to Canada with me. It seems not everyone on a golf course appreciates those birdies. They've obviously never participated in photo challenges!
6 September 2013 at 12:51
ReformingGeek said…
Now if you could just train the geese to retrieve the golf balls from the water and return them, you would be in business!
6 September 2013 at 13:07
Cheryl said…
The shot to the hole is the one I was talking about. Even I didn't care about the geese after hearing your story.
6 September 2013 at 14:10
nonamedufus said…
And, like, they thought you were Mother Goose, or something?
6 September 2013 at 14:19
nonamedufus said…
Ha, ha, yeah. A fox once picked up my ball and ran down the fairway with it for about 80 yards before dropping it. You have to play it where it lays and that fox helped shave a stroke or two off that hole!
6 September 2013 at 14:21
nonamedufus said…
Oh, it was amazing. I was so happy.
6 September 2013 at 14:21
meleahrebeccah said…
Yeah. Um.

I totally need to visit the Kelowna Golf and Country Club in REAL LIFE.

Sweet shot, John!
6 September 2013 at 14:58
nonamedufus said…
It's such a great looking course and the weather was amazing. We were really blessed.
6 September 2013 at 14:59
Lauren said…
LOL! It was good thing you were on the golf course. A perfect day.
6 September 2013 at 15:38
mikewjattoomanymornings said…
That's a great story, NoName. God was with you that day. Other days, maybe not so much. God's fickle like that, which makes Him a very unreliable friend, in my opinion.

Oh, I guess this really isn't the best forum for philosophical discussions.

Good luck with the golfing, my friend.
6 September 2013 at 16:46
mikewjattoomanymornings said…
The Pied Gooser?
6 September 2013 at 16:46
nonamedufus said…
Oh, it was, Lauren. My score wasn't all that great that day but that hole was amazing.
6 September 2013 at 16:53
nonamedufus said…
Actually my brother-in-law and his son were with me, Mike. Who is this God person you speak of?
6 September 2013 at 16:53
nonamedufus said…
In Nicky's case it might have been the pie-eyed gooser.
6 September 2013 at 16:54
Nora Blithe said…
It's a shame you missed the geese. I really hate geese.
6 September 2013 at 17:08
nonamedufus said…
About as much as I hate cats?
6 September 2013 at 21:46
Katherine Murray said…
BRILLIANT!!!!


I actually know someone that killed a Canada goose on a golf course! Golf ball NAILED that goose... it fell down dead!
6 September 2013 at 22:04
nonamedufus said…
That'd work out really well if it happened around Thanksgiving.
6 September 2013 at 22:13
MalisaHargrove said…
OMG! You and your funny stories. Have you ever done that a FORE?
6 September 2013 at 23:30
nonamedufus said…
Oh I'm green with envy over that pun. I have a fair way to go to match it.
7 September 2013 at 10:37
nonamedufus said…
Nanny nanny boo boo.
7 September 2013 at 11:46
Paula Larew Wooters said…
A birdie in two strokes? Is that what that is?
7 September 2013 at 13:31
Paula Larew Wooters said…
You done Dufus proud today, Malisa!
7 September 2013 at 13:31
nonamedufus said…
Yeah it was a par three hole. I sunk the ball in 2 strokes. One under par or birdie.
7 September 2013 at 14:21
Traci Shannon said…
Well done... on both sides of the 2 and 1! And yay for a Birdie!
:-)
Traci
7 September 2013 at 19:25
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