Sharing

   I caught this sweet moment yesterday as Jack was trying to give Naya the ball.  I'm pretty sure Naya isn't ready to trust Jack fully (as you can tell by her sideways glare at Jack!) especially since he has a habit of sneaking up on her and then grabbing her hair.  He normally won't let go at any cost and gets taken for a ride across the room -  which he thinks is hilarious.  Anyway, I was glad to see them playing together (sort-of) and just happened to have my camera handy so I could document the moment.  

And, in the spirit of sharing.... 

   We went for our daily walk yesterday afternoon to the park and took along some old, dry bread to feed to the birds and ducks.  

My view :-)

I mean, it wasn't moldy or anything, but there was no way that I was going to eat it.  On second thought, it probably would have made an excellent base for my Grannie's Thanksgiving stuffing that was to die for!!  Anyhoo...

 Our walk was fairly typical until we got to the "lake" (pond) where there were TONS of birds and ducks.  I had Naya with us, Jack of course, and the bread.  I was a little concerned about how I was going to keep her from catapulting herself into the lake to "play" with the ducks, and throw the bread, and watch Jack all at the same time.  So.... I decided to tie Naya's leash around my waist (no kidding here!) and that way she'd have to stay put and both of my hands would be free.  In hind-sight, that probably wasn't the best idea considering I only outweigh her by about 40 pounds.  That might seem like a lot, but not when she's lunging and determined to snatch the feathers off of every duck in the lake.  I'm sure it was a sight for anyone who witnessed me being tossed around the park like a rag-doll.  I managed to keep her out of the water at least.

Jack - watching the ducks and birds.  Notice the swans in the background???  

So, we were minding our own business when out of nowhere - seriously, I was blindsided - these swans came swimming up at torpedo speed!  I didn't think too much of it and was actually excited for Jack to see them until the stand-off began.

Can you say SCARY??  I swear this swan was ALL BOWED up and giving Naya the stink-eye!  I've never seen anything like it.  I've heard stories about people being attacked by swans, but I guess I forgot.  Although in a serious moment, I'm pretty sure I could wrestle any swan that has the nerve to come up and try and bite one of us with that little bill of his, or try and beat us to death with his wing.  I mean, what other weapon do they actually have?

Jack was looking at me like "Can we get outta here, please??"

It was a pretty tense few moments and I decided this wasn't a "teachable moment" for Jack, plus I was out of bread, so we left.

You know that expression "a wolf in sheep's clothing"?  Well, I think it needs to be modified to include something about swans.  They're all lilly-white and elegant looking, but on the inside they're really just miniature sharks!