May 5, 2012

Saturday Snapshot No. 1



A swan on the river running through Stratford, Ontario, the home of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. We attend a play or two at the festival almost every year on our way to or from Toronto. This picture was taken last year.

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24 comments:

  1. I've been wanting to watch swans on the lake or in a pond...maybe it's time to walk the few short miles to our neighborhood park! Thanks for the gorgeous swan.

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  2. What a beautiful shot! I think swans look so elegant.

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  3. Such a great shot! Swans are so majestic :-)

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  4. Beautiful swan! We sometimes get them here on Lake Ontario but I can't get close enough to get a good picture.

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  5. So beautiful ... they seem magical to me ... must have been the fairy tales Mom read to me as a child! Your photo is lovely!

    An aisde ... have always wanted to attend the Stratford Shakespeare Fest!

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  6. What a beautiful swan. I nearly used some swan photos today too (but our black Australian swans).

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  7. I have only seen swans at the zoo until this past fall when several swans visited our neighbor's tank. It was such a treat to sit and watch these elegant birds.

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  8. oh i bet that is a fun festival...would love to see a play or two....very nice capture too...swans are beautiful

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  9. I've been to Stratford, England--I love that there's a Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario. :)

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  10. The swans are such regal birds. Great shot.

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  11. Beautiful close-up of this swan!

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  12. A Shakespeare festival, how exciting! Post pictures of that next time. :)

    The swan is lovely. I like how you can see the water churning and rippling around him/her.

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  13. I like how graceful and serene the swan is but you can see the bubbling of the water which tells you it is paddling like mad under the surface!

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  14. You sure make me want to take a trip!

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  15. To me swans just seem appropriate for a Shakespeare festival, and that one is so pretty!

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  16. Swans really are beautiful, aren't they? And such lovely weather for your visit!

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  17. The swan looks so elegant. Looks like it's great weather for your trip.

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  18. I love swans! The first time I ever saw them close-up was by the shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland.

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  19. Lovely! I would love to attend a play there!

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  20. We did a rvier cruise in Europe and there were swans on the river as we sailed. This is a nice picture.

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