tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post5813035740579988193..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Swimming with the Swans: A Mermaid TaleHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-45951179323088365852010-01-25T09:16:13.271-06:002010-01-25T09:16:13.271-06:00Yikes! I never thought about swans being agressive...Yikes! I never thought about swans being agressive. I've been chased by a goose. Now THOSE are some mean birds!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-81236878008085190872010-01-25T04:35:49.922-06:002010-01-25T04:35:49.922-06:00I've been dreaming about being a mermaid latel...I've been dreaming about being a mermaid lately. My hair keeps receding...? Swans!<br /><br />I can tell my daughter I know a mermaid now.Simon Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384882217609761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-2010922711690474362010-01-25T04:35:49.202-06:002010-01-25T04:35:49.202-06:00I've been dreaming about being a mermaid latel...I've been dreaming about being a mermaid lately. My hair keeps receding...? Swans!<br /><br />I can tell my daughter I know a mermaid now.Simon Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384882217609761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-76061067996904977542010-01-25T03:09:16.481-06:002010-01-25T03:09:16.481-06:00I'm laughing my head off. Have to check out th...I'm laughing my head off. Have to check out the previous post. I like many aquatic animals. Swans have too many admirers. It's good you put them down a bit.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Really Angelic</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-77742850436862663142010-01-24T18:54:34.401-06:002010-01-24T18:54:34.401-06:00Maryann, I'd be a little wary of letting kids ...Maryann, I'd be a little wary of letting kids out around the geese.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-2239347078962993982010-01-24T18:52:44.854-06:002010-01-24T18:52:44.854-06:00Enjoyed the story, Helen. Swans, like geese and pe...Enjoyed the story, Helen. Swans, like geese and peacocks can be so beautiful to look at, but they are all nasty, aggressive birds. Our neighbor has geese that take over the road sometimes and they often will not move when a car comes along. They stand there, stretching their necks and squawking like mad. I have been stuck for five minutes or more as they will not move if I inch forward.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-17975467885918802222010-01-24T17:25:37.105-06:002010-01-24T17:25:37.105-06:00Oh what an image of these aggressive swans! Maybe ...Oh what an image of these aggressive swans! Maybe they saw all you beautiful mermaids and were thinking, "gotta make sure our guys don't get any ideas!"<br /><br />That's why they tried to rip your hair off. :)Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-88983636274960681932010-01-24T17:01:18.786-06:002010-01-24T17:01:18.786-06:00I remember that Hitchcock movie. I don't think...I remember that Hitchcock movie. I don't think anyone was scared of birds before that came to theaters.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-66100908166953002372010-01-24T15:04:05.445-06:002010-01-24T15:04:05.445-06:00Everyone's comments are so funny. I also remem...Everyone's comments are so funny. I also remembered being terrified as a child of my uncle's water fowl. Some birds like geese and peacocks make excellent watchdogs(birds). <br />But mostly everyone's stories remind of Alfred Hitchcock. Perhaps that's why his movie The Birds was so successful. We all know those cute little feathered things are actually out to get us.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-66288575536304508222010-01-24T15:02:56.688-06:002010-01-24T15:02:56.688-06:00You painted a perfect picture. Loved it!
Swans ar...You painted a perfect picture. Loved it!<br /><br />Swans are nasty little buggers. Delightful to look at from afar though :)Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-80651539985882142542010-01-24T13:48:54.108-06:002010-01-24T13:48:54.108-06:00Lynda, perhaps swans know about tough love?
Miche...Lynda, perhaps swans know about tough love?<br /><br />Michele, no book at this point. Just reminiscing. <br /><br />Alex, sorry for the bite, but you made me laugh.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-80518875852322624332010-01-24T13:00:49.432-06:002010-01-24T13:00:49.432-06:00Swans are mean! I had one bite me before.Swans are mean! I had one bite me before.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-52484900884771483772010-01-24T12:52:11.342-06:002010-01-24T12:52:11.342-06:00There were swans on the lake at my college. The l...There were swans on the lake at my college. The lake comes right up to the edge of the dining hall. In the spring, especially, folks would get extra bread and take it to the lake's edge (a stone wall there, so at least the swans couldn't get on the ground to chase us easily!) to feed the cute little signets following their gorgeous parents. Swans aren't even nice to their own babies, trust me on this! It was pretty cool to watch them run half the length of our 30 acre lake to take off, though. Thanks for the great story, Helen!<br /><br />Lynda SappingtonLynda Sappingtonhttp://www.whimsynhill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-46488411578446375482010-01-24T11:19:14.991-06:002010-01-24T11:19:14.991-06:00Swans. Hilarious! They are so deceptive...Hmmmm....Swans. Hilarious! They are so deceptive...Hmmmm...Feel a book title coming on?<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-44353286172574826612010-01-24T10:48:31.773-06:002010-01-24T10:48:31.773-06:00Cozy in Texas, I'm sure the Queen's swans ...Cozy in Texas, I'm sure the Queen's swans are much more refined with good manners than here in the States. ;-)Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-26852968976057958892010-01-24T10:43:54.577-06:002010-01-24T10:43:54.577-06:00Hilarious!! You've painted a great image :)
S...Hilarious!! You've painted a great image :)<br /><br />Swans - and Canadian Geese - are both such beautiful birds, but they can be nasty close up!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-19208480990330743132010-01-24T10:22:28.952-06:002010-01-24T10:22:28.952-06:00What wonderful stories you tell. There is actually...What wonderful stories you tell. There is actually an event called Swan Upping in England where they go out in row boats and count all the swans on the river Thames. It's quite an event with the oarsmen wearing full regalia. Swans in England belong to the Queen.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-31187048143000468552010-01-24T09:39:10.811-06:002010-01-24T09:39:10.811-06:00I think perhaps swans are better through a camera ...I think perhaps swans are better through a camera lens than up close and dangerously personal.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-89050464059539756672010-01-24T09:37:53.523-06:002010-01-24T09:37:53.523-06:00Did you ever read Adrianne Mole and the Weapons of...Did you ever read Adrianne Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction? Mr. Mole has quite a time with the swans in the parking lot of his flat. That combined with your very entertaining mermaid makes me wary of swans.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-47411363828780928292010-01-24T08:38:46.918-06:002010-01-24T08:38:46.918-06:00Har. That's actually quite hilarious.
Geese ...Har. That's actually quite hilarious.<br /><br />Geese are like that too, but swans are definitely worse.Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-82350076306933491832010-01-24T08:18:03.102-06:002010-01-24T08:18:03.102-06:00Ouch, don't think I'll look at swans quite...Ouch, don't think I'll look at swans quite the same way anymore. :) Love your mermaid tale, looking forward to the next chapter.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-29172995876483442142010-01-24T07:46:08.307-06:002010-01-24T07:46:08.307-06:00From my point of view, swans were aggressive, but,...From my point of view, swans were aggressive, but, truth be told, I was invading what they considered their territory. And I imagine my hair did look like floating yummies. Once they moved the swans from the show area into the river, they were quite elegant looking.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-63437772770033473072010-01-24T07:34:45.906-06:002010-01-24T07:34:45.906-06:00The hilarious memories that you have, which were N...The hilarious memories that you have, which were NOT funny at the time. I can't imagine all that you had to go through and not drown!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-55189333369360140462010-01-24T07:17:05.646-06:002010-01-24T07:17:05.646-06:00LOL, loved this. I used to think swans, because th...LOL, loved this. I used to think swans, because they are such beautiful looking creatures, were sweethearts. <br /><br />NOT!<br /><br />Ornery, aggressive little monsters, that's what they really are. I once got ran off a beach by a bunch of 'em for getting to close, trying to be friendly.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-83710792586237515342010-01-24T07:17:01.411-06:002010-01-24T07:17:01.411-06:00LOL, loved this. I used to think swans, because th...LOL, loved this. I used to think swans, because they are such beautiful looking creatures, were sweethearts. <br /><br />NOT!<br /><br />Ornery, aggressive little monsters, that's what they really are. I once got ran off a beach by a bunch of 'em for getting to close, trying to be friendly.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.com