Checking on our Swan Mother in the evening

All seemed well.  The Father Swan was not around tonight, but the friendly duck couple was there with her.
I had walked in a different way to take pictures.
I found this on the ground near the river

Is it a Killdeer eggshell?

The Mother Swan nestled in for the night.
Do you see the ducks in the water nearby?    
Goodnight, Swan.  ♥Chloe

Brave swan mother in the city

You have to look close to see her, she is hidden.  

She has made her nest in a gritty place,
noisy and full of litter and the debris of Winter.
She is huge and dirty, not a storybook swan.
She has used the litter around her as part of her nest.
The ducks stop by to visit.  .

She raises her head to acknowledge the ducks, who are sweet and inquisitive.

Soon there those branches will bud, and the new leaves will provide shade and camouflage for her
as she patiently sits on her eggs.
I will come and see her again soon.   ♥Chloe