Swan on the verge

Lovely sunshine today but a cold wind. I walked from home to the castle and was pleased to manage a little further than last time. 

The pair of swans were on the moat with one of their youngsters from last year. The youngster was sitting in the place on the moat where it's parents had nested and dad was sitting on the grass verge nearby.   I didn't get too close for my photo as he was doing a bit of hissing.   

I had a lovely surprise in the post this morning when I received a beautiful get well card from Blipper HareBrain, which she had made from one of her lovely photos. Thank you very much HareBrain!