“I've learned more about swans, it's the craziest thing,” Kula said. Last week, when wild winter weather froze the pond, it left the swans stranded. “Really what else can you do but say a prayer?” Kula asked. “I just said, ‘Good lord, if a good positive outcome can happen let that happen. I didn't know what that would be and then fortunately our white knights with the Plano Fire Department and Plano Animal Services arrived the following morning and helped out.” In a photo taken during the rescue, a Plano firefighter is seen perched above the pond guiding the swans to higher ground.