PEAR TREE LOG

pear tree log: I started this blog to keep my younger son, Jonny, in touch with life in Lincolnshire, while he spent a year working in China. That year turned into five! Now he is home and training to become a physics teacher. This is simply a patchwork quilt of some of the things I enjoy - life in rural Lincolnshire, our animals, friends, architecture, books, the gardens, and things of passing interest.



Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Pond Life

As we were digging in the vegetable garden I heard a great creaking noise in the sky -  I looked up and saw two swans flying in the direction of the pond.  


They seemed very calm, quite at home.  I hope they stay.  



17 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness....I have never seen swans in the wild. They are so beautiful.

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    1. Hi Meggie, We may be working really hard, but we are getting to see some wonderful sights. I hope to go across to the pond later, I wonder whether they'll still be there!

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    2. I understand they mate for life...with the occasional "divorce".

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    1. Hi Molly, Aren't they terrific! 12 swans flying overhead last week and two land on the pond this week. It is a real treat.

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  3. So beautiful they are.

    Hugs
    Elna

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    1. Hello Elna, They are very beautiful, I was so pleased to see them!

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    1. Hi Green Dragonette, If my 'gang master' will allow me some time off this afternoon I'll pop across to check. I'll keep you posted.

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  5. They are so serene...until threatened!
    Jane x

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    1. Hi Jane, They are completely fenced in and I kept my distance! Thank goodness for Jonny's camera.

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  6. What a sweet pair. You are so lucky!

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    1. Hi Ms Sparrow, One thing I have learned, living out here, is to keep my eyes and ears open - Mother Nature is very generous - I just have to be receptive.

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  7. What an incredible picture of the swans. Your pond looks so lovely - no wonder they wanted to land there.

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    1. Hi Evlyn, They are such elegant and graceful birds! The pond is fabulous, alas it isn't ours. It is approx 10 metres away from our property and a public right of way runs by it. I take advantage of that and enjoy the beauty. It is really attracting the wildlife this year.

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  8. Pond!!!

    I'm nearly done packing Elaine, just need some y-fronts and socks - oooo and my fishing tackle!

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    1. Hi Chris, What a shame that the pond and the fishing rights are not ours, otherwise you'd be very welcome indeed. No doubt we'd be able to wangle you a ticket with the Village Fly Fishing group, they own the fishing rights on the river which runs through the village - a very nice alternative, or failing that a farmer has the fishing rights of an old grave pit which is located at the other end of the village. You'd be spoilt for choice!

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