DROP-IN GUESTS DEPART

Yesterday I heard the beating of large wings and a unique noise I can only call a shrieking murmur. The noise was somewhat familiar. I rushed to the open patio doors just in time to see lift-off and the beautiful ascent of our two sometime-resident swans. This was the second of two short visits since they left with the Magnificent Seven (See October Archives).

Never before have they maintained the loud volume of noise for this long. After all, these are Mute Swans! I can't help but wonder if they were saying good-by and heading north now that warm weather is here.

See you again next year (I hope)!

Photo: Nature's own Concorde by Elvis Payne