A New Year's Misty Morning Revelations

I would like to share with you a few sets of photos taken on the first and the second days of the year.  As a highlight, the dramatic changes of weather in the past few days not only created golden opportunities to capture many rare beautiful scenes of Westfield parks, but also started to attract various kinds of migrating water fowls. 

I was very lucky to catch the moments of the rising sun's rays shining through the woods.  The reflections in the misty pond were spectacular.  In only a few minutes the fog burnt out and the rays  disappeared.  

I chased the fog and it kept running -- past the willow bush and the dam.  The sky was clear and the air was amazingly fresh and pleasant.  Standing in the park and appreciating everything there, I felt surrounded by a symphony played by an orchestra of angels. 
   

Recently, the large pond of Brightwood Park became a popular stop-over place for many migrating geese.  Watching them can be fun as, sometimes, they behave like humans.  For example, while crying and looking around for a friend, one goose almost hit the butt of a diving fellow.  Feeling as if he had been rudely treated, the goose got mad and kept screaming at the other.  Not sure if this was a male-female chasing episode.  

I was also happy to see a trio of male ring-necked ducks looking like floating cotton balls.  Watching them carefully I found a unique character in each face, like siblings acquiring a little bit of each part from their parents to form individual identities.  These ducks are more timid compared to mallard ducks and Canada geese.