Suddenly, a swan's head popped up out of a heap of dried grass right in front of us.
It gave us a bit of a start - weren't expecting anything like that.
Even more startling, we realised she was on a nest, and in the most unlikeliest of spots.
She'd made her nest not far from a busy street.
Just the short time we were there, many cars drove past. She simply ignored them all.
I can see now, why swans have an aggressive nature when approached. Their nests are obviously close by!
This is the swan's water view.
Shops, cars, houses, flats and a caravan park behind her, and ....
.... noisy neighbours in front.
She'd nodded off again, undeterred by it all!
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One of my blogfriends is Maa, who lives in New South Wales. She's patiently living with a deadly eastern brown snake IN HER ROOF!
A lot of you also follow Maa's blog, however, if you haven't had this pleasure, may I suggest you pop over and catch up with what's happening at the moment. Maa, in her typical capable style is keeping herself busy today with some cooking - until the SNAKE HANDLER CAN FIND TIME TO COME! Link: Life Goes On
This has been her situation for the past month and I'm just knocked out at her calmness.
Maa's situation, puts me in mind of a story I've loved since way back when I was a schoolgirl. "The Drover's Wife" by Henry Lawson. I'm sure most Aussies will be familiar with this, but, for my overseas blogfriends, it's a stirring yarn and one which typifies the brave pioneering outback women.
Good on you Maa - you're one heck of a woman :D)