Cygnet Sighting
They’re late this year. Usually I spot them around the end of May.
There were seven or eight last year; this year I could only make out two (see ‘em? the fuzzy little grey blobs to the left of the cob and pen). Hard to tell for sure, though, from the opposite shore. There may be others hidden behind the bulkheading.
At any rate, here they are, which immediately gives rise to the question -
- did you think I’d forgotten?
If so, you were right - I had. That is, I forget, then I remember, then I forget again, then I remember again. Every time I think I’m about to go back and finish Mark II, some deadline or other comes up and wipes it right out of my pea brain all over again. But now the cygnets are here, so they will remind me every day, especially once they take to the water. And I only have four deadlines this week, so once those are out of the way, Swan Lake it is!
Speaking of said deadlines -
Stealth and Blob Updates:
- Blob #1 (non-stealth), AKA The Red Blob: still on hiatus pending completion of other Blobs and Stealth Items.
- Blob #2 (stealth), AKA The Green Blob: finished yesterday, awaiting its photo op and shipping date, both tomorrow.
- Blob #3 (stealth), AKA Beige Blob #2: on the needles, just returned from a brief visit to the partial frog pond, courtesy of one of my famous “hey, wait, I’ve got a better idea!” moments; delivery date, Wednesday, but slight delays possible/permissible.
- June Club Sock (stealth): Finished today, blocking; photo op and reveal tomorrow. I am so pleased with it that (although I have no time for this right now) I have actually cast on #2.
(And yes, Angeluna and Connie, that’s “have cast on,” all right. I don’t know what language would permit such a usage as “casted on,” but it sure ain’t English. I would no more say “I casted on” than “I readed the directions.” And BTW, as long as I’m in this paren, I should like to mention how tickled I am to have flushed out so many fellow linguistic loonies with that previous post. Guess I’m not a continent of one after all. Though… anybody ever tell you guys you have funny accents?)
Man, all this stealth is killing me. But what a fine mess o’ blog fodder I’ll have me when it’s all done!
Soonsoonsoonsoonsoon….
ETA - This is for Rouxfus:
When there’s baby swans (and kidlets) around, you must ALWAYS take pictures! I just found last year’s:
Sure enough, there were eight. I’d be trumpeting too.
There’s one in every crowd.
June 11th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
No pix, but we took the kidlets for a paddleboat cruise on Austin’s Town Lake weekend before last and saw 4 cygnets across the lake.
June 11th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Wholeheatedly with you on the why-would-ANYONE-say-”casted on”????? thing. Jeezopete. I wince every time I hear that.
No swans here locally, but I saw a large fuzzy Canada goose chick the other day.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:01 am
I love the last (last year’s) cygnet photo!
There’s a classic children’s book, “Have You Seen My Duckling?” which is not as syrupy as it sounds, if you haven’t seen it — it has great drawings, and the words of the title are about the only words in it. That cygnet reminds me of the duckling in the story — swimming to a different drummer, or always taking the path less traveled (or paddled or whatever).
Mix those metaphors, I say! Mix ‘em! Yee-ha!
June 12th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
So happy you are not a continent of one any longer. Enjoy!
June 12th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Cast on. Definitely.
No swans in our neighborhood, and the Canada geese don’t seem to nest on our lake, but there’s a nice gaggle of goslings at the pond next to my daughter’s school. That yard also has one donkey, one goat, and one ostrich (!). A unique assortment.
Can’t wait for the Sock and Blob reveals!
June 12th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I think the language that allows “casted on” is the same one that uses “conflicted” to express the past tense of the condition of being on the horns of a dilemma.
Love your cygnets. I was wondering just the other day what had happened to Odile and Odette. I’m glad the cygnets will be prodding your dim memory.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
wow, i just skimmed your pics and think u are an artist wow. love it. just knitting and designing my first hat, got inspired by u; are u in finland? im a fan. do you teach lessons? Logan