{"id":198,"date":"2016-01-01T18:56:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T22:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/?p=198"},"modified":"2016-01-01T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T22:56:54","slug":"63-swans-a-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"63. Swans A-Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the sun was finally out after a couple weeks of clouds!\u00a0 I was so excited, I decided to bring my camera on my walk, even though the foliage is pretty brown about now and I didn’t expect to take many pictures.<\/p>\n

Then, for the first time ever on my lake, I saw two swans!<\/p>\n

\"Swans\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As I was posting the pictures later, I was tickled to realize that it was actually the seventh day of Christmas!<\/p>\n

\"Swans2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The only question — why only two, not seven?<\/p>\n

\"Swans3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Though, you know, when I first moved here and started posting pictures of the great blue heron, my friend told me that a heron is symbolic of Self-Reliance and Self-Determination and navigating the obstacles of life.\u00a0 It seemed good for owning my own home after divorce.<\/p>\n

\"Swans4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What do I know about swans?\u00a0 They’re beautiful and they mate for life.\u00a0 This was also a pair, in it together.<\/p>\n

I like the thought of taking them as a symbol for my new year.<\/p>\n

\"Swans5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And they flew away — I wonder if I’ll ever see them again.<\/p>\n

But how blessed I was to come for a walk with my camera right at the time they happened by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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