Herb and Tillie.....and Bill

Herb and Tillie are two of my friends from work. They are sand hill cranes. I first met them several months ago in the parking lot. There was the most raucous noise and Julianna and I had to see what was going on. And there they were, arguing in the parking lot. Apparently, they were on their way to Albuquerque and Herb had gotten them lost. Matilda, who goes by Tillie for short, was reaming him out for not Mapquesting their route first.

I presumed after that day that they'd just gone on and found their way, but no! A few weeks later, they were dining out in the all-you-can-eat Orange Grove Buffet and jabbering on the way all our local retirees do. I guess they decided that the weather and the atmosphere suited them just fine around here, so why risk getting stuck in Mississippi or something and not being able to find their way to Albuquerque in the long run?
From time to time, they show up, Tillie always fussing at Herb about something. And right before Christmas they were joined by Guilliermo. He's a new golfing buddy of Herb's. Tillie has been trying to set him up with some of her single girlfriends for a while just so that she and Herb can go out alone once in a while, for Pete's Sake. But how is she supposed to find a nice girl for him when he can't even manage to wipe his beak after a juicy grub? I mean, she's tried once or twice, but since she wants to stay on the girls' good side, she's about ready to quit. Sure, he's a little weird, kind of a third wheel, but at least he keeps Herb busy and out of her hair.
Guilliermo and Herb are pretty funny guys - except that Herb can't pronounce Guilliermo's name. He just chuckles good-naturedly and calls him Bill.