Not my favourite encounter...

The swan was in the middle of the path. It's mate was in the water to the left. So I waited a bit. He went to the right. Not good, that would mean passing between them. Taking a few more steps it moved a little to the left. Oh wait, now the other one comes onto the path, crossing it to enter the water on the other side. Is my mate safe? Okay, then I'm going in the water as well. Pfew, finally I dared move forward.