SWM seeks SWF for lifetime monogamous relationship. Must love nature.
For at least the last four years, the swan pictured below has taken up residence in a pond in our neighborhood. There is something so stately, and yet sad, about him. Knowing that swans mate for life, I have often wondered if something happened to his mate. I also wonder how he will ever find a new mate when he is the only swan living here.
Of course, like so many others who grew up in the 70's, I read The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. This may be why I assume that the swan is male. I have no idea, and it could just as easily be a female I suppose, but it wouldn't change that fact that he/she is alone. Although he often can be seen swimming near the Canadian Geese and the ducks that also inhabit the pond, does he feel like the ugly duckling?
With a new road that runs in a more direct path to the highway, there is no reason to drive by the pond these days. Nevertheless, I find myself taking the long way round just for a glimpse of "Swanee". Today, I even pulled over to take some pictures and Swanee came closer to where I was standing on the bank. He seemed to look me over and then continued to feed on the grasses in the pond.
For at least the last four years, the swan pictured below has taken up residence in a pond in our neighborhood. There is something so stately, and yet sad, about him. Knowing that swans mate for life, I have often wondered if something happened to his mate. I also wonder how he will ever find a new mate when he is the only swan living here.
Of course, like so many others who grew up in the 70's, I read The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. This may be why I assume that the swan is male. I have no idea, and it could just as easily be a female I suppose, but it wouldn't change that fact that he/she is alone. Although he often can be seen swimming near the Canadian Geese and the ducks that also inhabit the pond, does he feel like the ugly duckling?
With a new road that runs in a more direct path to the highway, there is no reason to drive by the pond these days. Nevertheless, I find myself taking the long way round just for a glimpse of "Swanee". Today, I even pulled over to take some pictures and Swanee came closer to where I was standing on the bank. He seemed to look me over and then continued to feed on the grasses in the pond.
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