Autunm's Swans

Today has been rather fraught at work - so much so that in order to relieve the pressure I felt I just had to go over to the little pond and shoot some swans.
I han't realised just how relaxing that turned out to be.
The four surviving little babies have all but grown up now ( how nice of them to get in a nice tight little group for me) - still in their browny downy white speckly coats - but soon they will be pure white. In a couple of months the cob will be chasing them off the pond; and then perhaps the cycle will start over again.
These simple cheering thoughts took me away from the credit crunch and the office and the awful decisions that have to be made and carried out.

I will not remember the 13th October with any fondness - except for the calming effect of the swans.