Dolly
Member
- Location
- Welsh Borders
We are gradually coming out of Lockdown in my corner of the world. Yesterday we went bird watching for the first time in months and what a treat we had. The Red Kites were teaching their youngsters to fly and at one point we had 4 pairs up. The sun was shining and their plumage glittered like gold. Today we went shopping and because it was another beautiful day, took the back road home. It's a very old road which meanders through oak woods, and dingles where the wild flowers bloom. At one point there is a pond either side of the road. As we got to it we saw a mother swan right in the middle for all the world like a school crossing warden, marshalling her seven signets from one pond to the other. They were still grey in colour but quite large. Across the road they flip flapped with a waddle, one behind the other and in step, like a row of soldiers. It was a lovely sight.