Follow-up to Distressing Ride to Work

For the next couple of weeks I continued to travel over the reservoir due to a roadwork detour. The Thursday following the incident, way off to the calmer side in the water, I could see a goose in the morning mist. I think she was sleeping as her head was resting on her back. She was the only goose out there. I saw this same sight for the next few mornings and evenings, never caught sight of her sleeping again, but she was always alone. Could it be her waiting for her mate to return? I believe that all animals go through their own type of mourning ritual prior to moving on, and the cycle of life continues...