Flowers for the Interim and more brainstorming on Swans

Whilst planning this gallery I don't want to lose site of my other photos. Here is one photo of some flowers that I thought were dahlias but were later told they were pink daisies. They just go to show that things are not always what you might think they are! We can always learn more.

On that subject I found out that the swans I have pictures of are not originally from here. They are European imports called Mute swans. The ones that are more indigenous are called Tundra swans and Trumpet swans. The Mute swans are a bit aggressive and are not exactly friends with the Tundra and Trumpet Swans. I'm going to do a little more research on them......I would like to know why they are called 'Mute' swans.

My goal is for my art gallery to be educational, entertaining, and uplifting! On the entertaining side some ideas are to have a visual and verbal tour of the photos, places which add interest, animations that add humor or make a point, links to related sites which might add more to a persons pool of knowledge on the subject, a place to comment and possibly hook up with others interested in the topics for a start.

I'll need to find something with swans flying to add visual meaning to the verbal term of uplifting....my current photos of the swans are all on the ground. There are several videos of some of these birds swimming...

The Black Swan....has white wingtips...I photographed one a few years ago at a Denver hotel..I may have to dig up that photo again.....

Then there is the Hans Christian Anderson tale of the Ugly Duckling which is really about a swan......

The Brainstorming on the art gallery continues.....