Schadenfreude

It’s always the same; you’ve planned your landing meticulously, serenely gliding down and planning to gracefully slip into the water so smoothly there’s barely a ripple so you just can float there nonchalantly as others admire your skill. Nine times out of ten, you manage it, but then today, you somehow bellyflop, almost submerging, creating waves of water all around. Most undignified. And of course, there’s always someone in the background, witnessing your humiliation….. 

Thanks to Laurie54 for hosting! 

Edit: I did think of pointing out that I realised this was not a ‘failed’ landing, but the expressions of both birds caught at this moment suggested otherwise - hence the narrative which I thought worked well for Mono Monday’s theme of humour! I’m adding this today to explain the context!