southsea swans

hello there

well, the year (at time of writing) draws to a close. this may well not be the case for you, if you are reading it early on in a future year. rather than a previous one, look you see. anyway, whenever you are here, thanks for having a gander. 

my (extensive) travels this year took me to a place called, as you may well have ascertained from the title, Southsea. i was under the impression that this was "in" or within Portsmouth, but not so. not according to the locals, at least. they appeared very keen indeed to define themselves as their own thing. and why not. 

the place is indeed, as the name gives every indication, rather close to - actually "on" - the south coast. which is where you would find the sea. clever bit of naming, that. if someone got awarded, or paid, a substantial (or significant) amount of money for coming up with that name, good luck to them. 

yes, indeed they have swans down there. this is also a matter you in all likelihood worked out from the title. no, i was not aware that swans hung around, or swam (floated?) down on any coast, i had assumed it was so that they simply twatted about on inland bodies of water. 

lovely to see them, mind. in previous posts i have showcased some of the swans i have seen in northern, which is to say proper, parts of our county. whereas i am no expert in the subject, so far as i could tell or ascertain these swans looked quite similar to the ones i so frequently see in my place of exile. 

how about a nice, and possibly quite short, bit of video?

presuming that thing really is true, and that all swans in the UK are the "property" of the reigning monarch of said UK, then of course these fine creatures presently enjoy the protective custody of the incumbent HMKC3(PO). once again, as per all posts on this subject, no i am not looking it up. 

did i try and converse, or communicate, with these swans? no. they, you would think, interact with each other on their own terms (or in their own way), and so far as i know humans have not mastered this. anyway, what is it i would say? i have no messages or news from their counterparts in the north which they would not be aware of. besides, i know enough to be aware that swans are territorial, protective and very, very vicious. any attempt to "speak" to them would probably end with my arm, or some similar part of my body, being broken or facing an entirely unnatural direction.

and that's all i have to say here, more or less. how likely am i to return to this Southsea place, to once more see such swans? don't know. there was a smart tape (and other formats of music) shop there, so nice one if i make it that far again.

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!