Sunset view from the deck of our vacation cottage.
Our beloved $100.00 catamaran with a trampoline made of a trampoline. It takes the guys half a day of hard work to assemble it and another half a day to take it apart every vacation - but it is more than worth it!
On vacation we have a dock,
and a picture perfect view,
and our very own swans! Well, not really. The swans are not part of the package, but this year they were there.
The parents held back and let their offspring eat first. Evidently swans not only mate for life, but they are very good parents!
Swan siblings squabbling!
Close-up of one of the juvenile swans. I had never seen swans this age before.
Close-up of one of the adult swans. If you view the large size on Flickr, he seems to be looking right at you!
An even closer view.
Your last photo of the swan captures the sense of arrogance and bully-ness that swans seem to have as they take over from native species. They are beautiful birds, but ...
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