July 3, 2005
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I hope everyone is having a good weekend. We didn’t do the traditional 4th of July celebration. On Saturday we went down to the local lake. Not very big, but oh so lovely. We were the only people down there. (not a holiday here) When we started down to the lake shore the swans were feeding right by the bank. I asked Bear if he thought I could get close enough to get some pictures. Right about then they made a beeline for me, It was then I saw the 5 little ones. I’m thinking, okay I’ve seen “When Animals Attack.” I backed off and mom is hissing at me, so we start walking along the shoreline away from them, didn’t help they just followed. I think they wanted a handout…a safe distance from the babies.
Mom just couldn’t make up her mind if the risk was worth some possible food. If I got to close she hissed at me, if I got to far she followed. And of course dad and the babies went everywhere she went. We finally went over a berm onto a separate section of the lake to get away from them. They got out of the water and waddled over to the other side of the lake and just kept following.
The entire time we were there those swans never got more than 15 feet from us. I can’t imagine how aggressive they would have gotten if we had fed them. I’m going to go back and try it when my ankle gets well enough that I can run away. See I’m no dummy, always have your escape planned.
I waited till the swans got about as far away as they were going to get and took this with one eye on them and one eye on the picture. Like I said it’s a small lake….really an overgrown pond. It has a great location though and is a good spot to spend a quiet evening. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
I didn’t particularly care for how any of the other pictures came out so that gives us another good reason to go back. It gets hazy when it’s hot but I still took a picture on the way home.
Rolling hills farmland, and forest covered mountains. That’s where we are. With a small town every two or three kilometers. You can see how cloudy it is, it’s made it more humid than normal and also is the reason for the haze.
Tomorrow we’re going to drive up to Bamburg and spend the day. Do the tourist thing. I’m sure there will be more pictures. You guys let me know if you get sick of them. Not everyone may be as fascinated with Germany as I am…..of course if you don’t like them you could always read someone else. hah! that was just mean wasn’t it. You know I love you guys…you are just going to have to put up with my German thing.
See you all later in the week.
Comments (10)
Damn these are wonderful pictures.
It’s like you’re living in fairytale land.
Those are really very nice photos. I love the one of the forest covered mountain. Puts me in mind of parts of Missouri here in the U.S.A. We have the Ozark mountains here.
:waaahh: I wanna see swans too!!! from a safe distance though.
:weirdo: hehehehe… I just had to do it.
to you! I just love the pictures, and the swans don’t look very aggresive. I guess that you can’t go on image alone. Love you bunches!!! :spam:
:grouphug: allie
:scuse_me?: of course they don’t look agressive…these were all taken in between the hissing and stalking. Friday we’re going to go back at sunset with a loaf of cheap bread and see if it improves or worsens their disposition.
:weirdo: gotcha again!
:lip_kiss: I wish that we could chat while I am at work, because you are online right now, and so am I! It’s totally not fair.
well, we could talk about all kinds of stuff, and it would be free!
:spam:away babe, I’m listening.
I can’t now I have to get off the computer. It’s 4:30 and Keri is here to take over. So, :waaahh: I have to get off the computer so that she can have it. But I love you so much and I miss you too! :lip_kiss:
Thanks for your wishes and prayers. I love all of your pics! I want to see Germany! I have a friend in Westervoort, Netherlands I would see while there. For now I will live it through your photos. It was good to get caught up here.
Best Wishes!
TBB