mt. hope pond

yesterday at mt. hope pond to see spring being unfurled in a slow greening of willow trees and in the mating dance of geese and ducks...i heard the first peepers of the year there and saw the first tree buds opening up...seagulls, crows and hawks were vocal...but one thing was missing...

the swan i have photographed and talked to from time to time was gone...not long ago i went there to drum for it...drumming for the empty nest...drumming for the missing partner...drumming for its healing...for i found a kindred in this lone figure who stayed to the familiar and kept company with mallards and seagulls...

i felt happy it was venturing out and perhaps looking for a new place and partner...but i did miss seeing it...i have known it for over three years...yet i hope the drumming helped...the message isnt lost on me...perhaps it is time for me to heal this part of me...to trust more than i have and to venture out more...

walking around the pond and letting the green enter me was a blessing...geese sailing slowly along...the mallard males fighting for a mate while other mallards and geese were already paired up...

spring is here...sun blasting thru the trees...newness...risk...adventure...