Talk About A Good Egg

 She was sleeping when we arrived to check on her, to see if the cygnets had arrived. 

I was hoping she would recognize our car or my voice...

I called out to her and she perked up.

I spoke to her...

she moved to the side...

to show me her eggs.

I counted 6.

She fluffed up her nest a bit...

posed for a picture...

and went back to sleep.

This nest is on Glimmerglass Lake in Manasquan, New Jersey.

I told her I would be back tomorrow!

Lake Topanemus Park

We had wandered into an area unfamiliar to us.

I immediately checked google to see if there were any parks around us...

 there was.

We had never been here before, it was a nice park, clean, well kept with plenty of picnic benches.

I read a sign stating the lake had been stocked with trout, there were several men fishing.

I did not "witness" any fish stories.

 

The water was so still...the reflections were beautiful.

We saw some large birds off in the distance, I did not see any water foul in the lake.

Everything is greening up beautifully.

There was this cute walking bridge over the lake,

and a nice new bench, dedicated to a family.