Friday, 5 May 2023

Seeing Cygnets

We continued west until we met a concrete track, then followed a paved road south alongside the river Arrow where more people were in abundance. As we followed the road to the boating club, a small crowd gathered along the path. There in the middle of the river was a huge nest. It was the equivalent of a mansion. It was deliberately placed away from the bank so there was no hope of getting near to it without entering the water. Perched proudly on top of this nest was a beautiful swan who was keeping a watchful eye upon her cygnets. She’d managed to position herself so that she could keep an eye on both her young and her audience. We continued south down a footpath until it reached a road, then turned left and climbed a hill to reach a farm. In hindsight, we should have taken the direct path at the sailing club, but then we would have missed the cygnets.


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