“Daddy get a photo of the swan,” said the children. The swan was only too happy to oblige. On seeing my camera, it waddled over to me and this was the picture I snapped.
It wasn’t until I got home that I noticed how much detail is in the picture. I also thought there was something quite funny about the position of the swan with Izzy in the background.
I should perhaps point out that while this swan was fearless and did come right up to me, I wasn’t as close to it as it may appear when I took the image. I was using a 200mm camera lens instead of my usual 50mm lens so there was a bit of space between us.
This is also quite a significant photograph. With lockdown having been eased that bit further in England, I took my daughters Helen and Izzy out for a picnic. It was the first time we had done anything like this since March and the furthest the girls had travelled since lockdown was introduced.
It was particularly significant for Izzy. Her older sister has been back at school for a couple of weeks so has been integrated back into the world. For Izzy, it was her first proper venture out of the family home.
I wasn’t sure how Izzy would respond, but she was absolutely fine. In fact, we had the most amazing time together. It was a really good afternoon out and one of those occasions I suspect I will remember forever.
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9 thoughts on “First day out since March”
Great shot – he definitely wants to know what you are doing and probably hoping for food. #MySundayPhoto
What a poser of a swan. hehehe
It sounds like you had a lovely time out. x
It looks like it was about to peck you. Hope it was good to get out
Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto ❤️
Glad you had such a lovely first day out with the girls, the swan looks way too close for my liking #mysundayphoto
What a fantastic photo! Glad you all had a lovely first day out.
So glad you had a lovely day out! It’s been a long time hasn’t it? Fab swan
Oh it’s been such a long time! Thankfully we’ve had a coupe of other days out since then. All much needed.
That photo is truly amazing. What stunning detail. I hope you guys had a nice time out. It has been a while x
We had such an amazing time Susan. Hopefully we’ll manage ot have many more over summer as well.