One windless fall night the temperature dropped well below freezing.  In the morning, Mac Kerns' Wingville pond was iced over with a virtually invisible layer of ice.

Mac was watching as a lone Canada goose came sailing in to land on the pond.  The goose put down his landing gear, and prepared to settle into the water just as he'd done on that pond every morning for months.  But instead of executing a smooth, normal touchdown, the goose's feet shot out from under him.  With outstretched wings, and consternation in his eyes, he went skidding and stumbling across the pond.  When he finally stopped, he gingerly stood and looked positively perplexed as his goose mind tried to figure out what had happened.  Loud laughter from the sidelines only added to his embarrassment.  Mac only wishes that he had a video of the episode.