As a little tribute to the Canadians and their Olympic campaign, here is a Canada goose, actually photographed in Canada. What's more a gravity defying goose. Perhaps a goose guru, posing on a carefully chosen goose rock.

On the subject of Canada's (gold medal) triumph at the Olympics, the real winner was the United States of Europe with 46 golds and 140 overall (versus USA 9 and 37, Canada 14 and 26). I use this statistic to annoy my America born kids every time the Olympics come around. I can hear the whining already "Oh but they had more people there!" Maybe each of the states should send a team. I can just see it now, "And here we have the Florida Winter Olympics Team!" (If that doesn't elicit a few comments I don't know what will).