Summer therapy and swans

My favorite hobby in summer is just to put mp3-player to my ears and go for a ride without any plans. Sometimes I go riding with my bike(and very rarely with my dad's/mom's car) but mostly I just take my scooter. I like the speed and the fact you're more safe against cars with more speed and hard helmet than with just a bike and nothing more to protect you. Maybe I really should wear a helmet while riding a bike........:D

SO I just got my scooter(I like to say it's mine but it's really my dads. I don't know why I explained this but what a hell, I'm just rambeling anyway..)after it was fixed and decided to take a ride with it. Gotta test it works, don't you agree? :D
Well, I had my mp3 and nearly full gastank so I rided randomly here and there around this town. After driving about 8km from the center of the town I found this great birdwatchers tower with a great view(it was around sundown). I took this photo to remind me later on where it was :D





After stopping there, I noticed on my way back that there was a herd of swans on a field right next to the road. Naturally I stopped and took pics from them^^





And yes I know very well that this is the worst quality pic ever and my phones camera is a pain in the ass coz everytime you zoom you get this bad quality-shots and then you just wanna throw the whole thing away! but at least I had a cam with me so I'm somehow still quite happy about it.


I love the two swans in the center. The male was the leader(obviously). I heard it warn others everytime he saw me moving closer. But as you can see, the two who are facing each others were lovers and they were so gentle towards each others. I know swans are mated for life so it made me feel even more warm inside^^ I tried to take pics from their loving movement but this is the best I could get. I've seen some pics from swan-couples that are facing each others so that their necks and head make a heart and they really did it many times <3>

Women..and yes I'm too a woman and in her shoes had acted the same way. Or maybe not. I'm from coutryside so this phenomenon that happens every spring isn't so rare to me. But gotta say, I still like watching birds.

One of my dearest memories from childhood was when my mom took me and maybe my sister(?) to a real birdwatchers tower. It was near a lake so there was nearly a hundred different bird resting and eating. It was not so far from home but it was still a great adventure!

It was quite late at night and quite chilly too when I got back home but it was really a great trip! I always get a better good after driving a bit alone and I think it's my summer therapy. Music and changing scenery. What else do you need to feel refreshed? =^.^=



Tell me about your own experiences about animals, driving, summer or what's your way to relax and to get some steam off your head. So please comment and let me know you've visited here :)


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