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~ Why is my dog barking? I rolled over and opened my eyes. Squinting, I try to adjust to the early morning light. I hear a door open and close. Then the footsteps of my hubby and his voice is loud as he yells “Wanna picture of a moose?”
I yell back “What?”
He comes closer and says “A moose? You know, a moose?”
I throw back the covers and sit up. “Really? Like a moose? Where? Here?”
He nods and mentions that the moose is still close by in the woods and if I hurry up, I can probably get some pictures. I throw on a sweater, pants, wool socks and run to the back room.
Quickly I grab my camera and check my settings. I have my hat in my hand and step into my boots. Wow, battery is full and I have my zoom lens on the camera. Fingers crossed, I hope the moose is still there.
My husband opens the door and tells me the moose was right at the door when he let our dog out earlier. Our dog chased the moose into the woods and now our dog was in the truck. He pointed to where he last saw the moose. I looked over, scooted down the ramp and crunched through the foot of snow.
Oh, I was lucky! There was the cow moose. I lifted my camera slowly, trying not to shake from the excitement. Just then I realized I’d better hurry up because it was very cold and my fingers were cold already.
The moose moved over to another tree to eat the branches. I slowly moved over to capture different types of images and capture the moose with different facial expressions. I wanted to stay out here forever and freeze the moment. But it was freezing and my fingers were numb, and the adrenaline rush was wearing off. Should have brought gloves. So I slowly backed out of the area and nodded to the moose. Happy to have that experience of capturing a meeting of a moose in the forest around our home.
Inside, I shook off the hat and boots. Then ran to the table and connected the camera’s memory card to my cellphone. As I downloaded the images, I checked the outside temperature. Wow, it’s -20° celsius. No wonder my fingers were cold! I started to check the moose images. They were perfect!
My hubby came inside from the truck. “So, did you get some?”
“Yes, yes I did!” I smiled. ~
~ I pulled into the parking spot and looked over the steering wheel and stared at the water. There were so many different birds here.
Just like I read online, there were Mute Swans, various diving ducks and lots of Mallard Ducks. I grew up in Burlington and didn’t know about the marina’s bird secrets.
Feeling numb from the day’s activities, I opened the car door and stepped out. I felt weak and light-headed but pushed myself forward. The adrenaline of seeing the swans kept me moving. I pressed the keyfob to open the back tailgate and grabbed my camera. The zoom lens would help me to keep my distance, and I could take my time.
I locked the car and started walking towards the marina gate. So many swans, where do I start?
People were walking along the beach area and taking pictures. Pointing and calling out to each other, they were excited to see so many beautiful birds in one area.
The boardwalk was a busy place but perfect for capturing the swans coming and going on the beach area. I rested my elbows on the railing and supported the heavy lens in my hands. I focused on the swans, taking lots of images.
There was a sense of peace that came over me. Today was difficult, seeing my mom so sick and knowing this was the last time I would see her. My heart was broken and I could feel the emotions well up in my eyes.
I blinked away the tears and started to focus on a swan couple washing their feathers. Suddenly, the swans turned towards each other, with their bills touching, I could see the shape of a heart between the Mute swan couple. ~
