A good omen?

When we arrived at the river park for the engagement 'party'/get-together, look who was there waiting for us?

All these months I've been going to the blue heron refuge not too far from here to catch sight of them but never got this close.

Later he flew off, flying low over the river, looking lovely.

The party was a success, I think. Relaxing and warm, lots of joking as we all got to know each other, celebrating the uniting of two wonderful people and two families.

It was a peaceful setting on a warm night, a little oasis in the chaos still to come as we prepare for a wedding less than three months away.