with a quack and a waddle and a quack

If you remember the song The Ugly Duckling then you will appreciate how ungainly these cygnets were as they waddled across the mud. Their parents were slightly, but not much more graceful. Had a walk along to Willowgate although not the same without the tearoom at the end.
Spent this morning tackling the long runners on the dog rose in our garden. I now look as though I've gone 10 rounds with Edward Scissorhands.