We are home from back-to-back trips, three weeks in England and Ireland, and a week with my older daughter and her family. This leucistic female Mallard was quite at home in the fountain at The Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. Originally taken for a record of birds I saw on my trip, I came to appreciate it more as I looked at the colors and textures. Aspects I hadn't noticed when I initially framed and took the shot, and probably wouldn't have noticed, but for taking time to slow down and look more closely. It's one of the gifts I'm finding in photography and would find in other parts of my life if I did so.
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