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Geese are a common sight in Newfoundland and Labrador, but they might not be as fashionable as some of the porch geese you’ll see around the St. John’s area.
Crystal Glynn is quick with costume changes and different outfits for her porch goose affectionately named Loosie Goosie.
“It’s just a little bit of fun, like, trying to come up with different outfits for, like, different occasions,” Glynn told CBC News Thursday.
“Loosie’s the one. And I got a little small one — His name is Honk Solo.”
While some geese migrate north in the spring, porch geese didn’t just arrive overnight.
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Have a gander at these porch geese in St. John’s
Geese are a common sight in Newfoundland and Labrador, but they might not be as fashionable as some of the porch geese you’ll see around the St. John’s area. The CBC’s Madison Taylor has the story.
Heidi Williston, co-owner of Fabulous Gifts and Home Decor in St. John’s, said the trend can be traced back to the 1980s and has recently surged in popularity at her store.
“It’s been super, super popular. Kind of blew our minds a little bit,” Williston said, adding it feels like every second customer is in search of a goose.
“Everyone loves them, everyone wants one. So we got a ton of them [Wednesday], and they’re sold out already. In a couple weeks, we have another hundred on the way.”
Customers like Dave Williams were getting in on the craze. He and his wife have a goose watching their property in Florida, and need a fellow costumed friend to stand watch here.
“She loves it. Puts it outside the door, and just really enthused by it,” Williams said.
Adrienne Ding has been dressing up her porch goose, Goostav, since 2019. (Danny Arsenault/CBC)
St. John’s resident Adrienne Ding — who could be among the pioneers of the downtown porch goose — has had Goostav on her front porch since 2019. She posts his outfits on Instagram to around 900 followers.
She had porch geese around growing up, and said she loves to see people finding joy with geese of their own.
“It’s fantastic, because it really just brings pure joy. Like, people love to see it, they love commenting on the outfits. And they even have dropped off outfits for me,” said Ding.
“So it’s really nice that it brings the community together, and brings people together.”
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