I saw a swan

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Here's a video I took of a swan preening its feathers on the Water of
Leith, near St. Bernard's Well. This swan's mate was a few yards down
the river, paddling about in the sun. The rocks here seem to be
popular, because a few days later, we saw children sunning themselves
in the same spot.

I'm a bit late in posting this, since we saw the swan last month when
the weather was still nice. It was the day we tried to walk to Pizza
Express to use our voucher, but it was full and we went to a little
Italian bistro instead. When this dreary weather clears up, we'll try
again. Meanwhile, homemade pizza for dinner tonight; stewed rhubarb
and custard for dessert.

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