Febrero 07, 2005
A Walk by the Lake
If you've taken a look at the gf's blog, she's feeling a little down about work and weather and things. It's my duty to cheer her up, right? Fortunately, I know one thing that pretty much guarantee's a smile from her: waterfowl.
Goose (and duck and seagull) city! Click for a bigger version.
For some unknown reason, a swan inhabits the big neighborhood lake (the one we have to drive to, not the one we can walk to). She (why does everyone, including me, assume a swan is a she?) was flying overhead--she made at least two loops before landing in the water.
When she noticed us standing on the side of the lake, she came toward us. I'm sure she could smell the cracked corn. I was amazed at the size of her feet, and the fwapfwapfwap sound they made as she walked along the ice.
Notice how the swan has a little waterline? She was joined by some ducks, including this guy who figured out a way to sneak some cracked corn from the swan...
...because swans are pretty territorial.
The gf likes geese. I like the ducks. Sadly, no geese really joined us today.
Betcha they were afraid of the swan.
Posted by Victor at Febrero 7, 2005 05:45 PM