TGIF
DSCN8278, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.
Our little friends the cygnets are starting to look more like their parents. They should start getting feathers soon. They're nearly as big as the geese now!
Here's one with mama, so you have a sense of scale:
There were a couple people feeding the birds crackers (despite the numerous signs asking them not to), so Mrs Prissy came out of the water and over to me. When she found I had nothing to eat, she hissed and tried to bite me! Ungrateful bird, after I've made her famous!
Then Mr Prissy started flapping around and hissing in the water, and I saw ominous bubbles rising from the deep. I think the snapper tried to eat him! He'd be quite the meal, I'm sure.
I'm surprised the snapper didn't move a few yards toward shore, where there was plenty of waterfowl for the taking:
I'm glad he didn't, though; there were ducklings amongst the geese and swans.
This has been a week of dealing with Mercury retrograde fallout. Numerous people are on vacation, making it even harder to track down and fix problems. Layout day has been a challenge, as has getting customers to call me back. The last one did, a few minutes ago. With an hour to go before I leave. Nothing like waiting until the very last minute!
I decided not to go to the Gem & Fossil show this weekend. Nobody was responding when I asked if anyone wanted to go with me, and I asked myself why I was going. I go every year, and yeah, it's cool, but it usually gives me a headache from all the stones and a backache from the cement floor. I don't need to look at shinies; I need to go for a walk in the woods. So I gave my tickets to a coworker who's never been to the show, and she was excited about it. That felt much nicer than going to another show where I can't buy anything anyway. :)