Swannery Visit

 With such beautiful weather and a free (unscheduled) day, Stace and I decided to take the girls back to the Swannery at Abbotsbury on Wednesday.

We'd last been when Cora was 3 1/2 and Violet was tiny, and I'd always wanted to return when both girls could enjoy it.

We started out with a picnic lunch on the grassy parking lot.

 When we bought our tickets, just after lunch, we learned that the next swan-feeding would be at 4 p.m. So, we took part in all the fun activities on the way to the actual swan section of the Swannery. We started at the cafe and play area, where the girls enjoyed the big swing.

 Then it was time for the pedal-powered go-karts, before we went into the giant swan-shaped maze.

 Here, the girls are laughing at their reflections in the distorting mirrors within the maze. Look at those faces!

 And those faces!

 We then reached the swans, and all the "ugly ducklings," otherwise known as adorable cygnets. These little guys were about a month old.

 Cora and Violet enjoyed feeding the swans, which have been raised at Abbotsbury for some 600 years.

We had a fantastic day together with the swans.