I watched this stately guy and tried to take a "gander" at what he might be so quietly thinking!  Reminds me of the mellow me on cool, sunny days when I actually have time to sit somewhere lovely and take everything around me in.  Perhaps he was "reflecting" on just how beautiful the spring around him was?  Or maybe he was simply resting and wondering why I was disturbing his meditative stance with my incessant photos!  Maybe it wasn't a "he" at all, but a momma goose guarding a nest full of eggs close-by...and her watchful eye would have let me know had I gotten too close!  Whatever goes through the mind of a goose will always be a mystery!  However, it made for a nice photo shoot and a rather dignified pose!  Thanks, feathered friend for your time - so nice to run into you this fine spring day!