The wind was blowing pretty hard this morning as I walked the Mainaue between Hassfurt and Augsfeld. But it was still when I took this picture of the trees behind some reeds which grow near the water around here. Judging by how the reeds are growing, the wind must blow pretty steady in one direction most of the time.
I wasn’t quite sure where I was going this morning, but as I continued on a path it eventually made a loop completely around the small lake that is part of the flood plain. Swans are nesting on the back side of this lake. I had never seen swans in flight until this morning, when three of them circled overhead before landing on the far side of the lake. By the time I made it around to where they had landed, the clouds had rolled in. 
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Brian, you have a way of making reeds and trees look good. To notice this picture one needs to look at it big! Some of the other stuff is darker, which captures the season well; the clouds over the water, etc. I enjoy your photographs because they are not common, and you have an eye for things I don’t. The header of the barge is awesome!
You are too kind . . .
You’re right about the reeds picture – has to be large and on the black background to work best. As for the header, I liked the picture enough to change the style to use a custom header. I just keep trying.