I think there is plenty of potential in this photo. Since you "feel no pain" I took the liberty to show how I would improve the image by some cropping and rotation (snapseed on phone based on a screenshot). Firstly I would rotate it a little counter clockwise. There is no clear horizon but intuitively I feel it should be like that and the house also appears more straight then. Thereafter I would crop it square to focus on the key elements but still keep some sky and foreground. The birds placed almost in lower right "rule of third" corner, heading diagonally towards upper left gives balance and feels natural. The house in upper left side also creates balance. There are other options but this one is one way in line with my preference ?

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It is a beautiful photo. I would crop the lower part giving the 1/3 land and 2/3 sky.  A beautiful picture really.

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That was my week as well. I went through my weekly roll and managed to find one that fit, and that was good enough to keep the streak alive. Your sky colors are sweet and soft, and it looks like Bob Ross painted happy little streak reflections in the pond.

Consider changing the location of the horizon in the frame. Move the horizon down to make the sky and clouds the subject, or move it up to make the hydrant the subject. Or, do both by crouching, which changes the relationship between hydrant, lake, and sky. Happy shooting!

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