Happy Valentines Day -- to you.

Happy Valentines Day -- to you., originally uploaded by algo.

quotes from the photographer :
" There was a stiff, cold wind raking the reservoir. There were up to 9 swans interacting, irritably. I prayed for one of them to rear up and flap his wings threateningly. I was well positioned for the light, and several times it looked likely. Meanwhile some pairs of swans often took a "heart" pattern. I like this one for the back lit translucent feathers.

The wind was blowing from right to left, and the right swan's feathers were being blown upwards by the wind. The left swan, like others, puffed up her feathers facing the wind, and it seemed to help them in some way. Any ideas? "