Palm Cove looking North to Double Island & Scouts Hat – my birthday 2009
Today was my birthday. Can you even imagine a more perfect day on which to have a birthday? I took this photograph around 10am this morning right after I arrived out at Palm Cove. I couldn’t wait to set up my art stuff and then get down to the shoreline to capture it.
Palm Cove looking south to Taylor Point
The sea was a millpond. So still. So blue. The sky… at last so clear! The fallout from the recent dust storms has finally settled and made way for the return of blue skies and gentle cooling breezes.
It’s been many years since I’ve had such a happy birthday. It contained a little bit of everything wonderful. I started a new painting… taught a watercolour class… and talked with people from pretty much everywhere. Lunch followed with four lovely friends who travelled out to Palm Cove especially.
Then dinner this evening with my family at a beautiful restaurant called Tamarind. The cuisine is modern Asian. Delicious fresh lively flavours which I’m a little ashamed to say I would have enjoyed way more if I had been even the slightest bit hungry after lunch!
I know… I’m spoilt. But it doesn’t happen every day. And only really once a year. On my birthday. Promise. Grin.
Here is Antonia’s Sea Dolphins
A little girl called Antonia generously gave me this picture right out of her holiday sketch book. I was honoured to receive it and promised to put it up here on the Blog. Antonia was a delight to teach and a natural born artist and writer!
“Hi Antonia… hope you are now home safe and sound? I will put up your other special painting here for you after the 29th. I don’t want to spoil your surprise!”
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Happy Birthday Jean! Looks and sounds like you had a gorgeous day filled with warmth. What better day could there be than the one you describe? Your young students must be thrilled to paint with you, I’m sure they will never forget the experience you share with them.
I will be celebrating my birthday just a week away from yours on the 20th. (I knew I felt a close kinship to you) Grin! Our weather will not likely be as warm and wonderful, we even had a short snowstorm last Saturday, nothing stuck, but what a wakeup call!!! Tomorrow, a dear friend and I are planning a birthday celebration lunch together. Her birthday will be the 17th. We October gals do stick together!
Happy Birthday back to you Anita! I hope the 20th is a very special day for you (and your friend on the 17th) October’s a great month to have a birthday. Most Librans I have known are terrific people with great attitude [grin] We should definitely stick together. LOL
Thanks for stopping by. So great to hear from you!
Very very happy birthday to you, Jean, from the other side of that gorgeous shimmering sea. Nothing like good friends, loving family, and good food (and vino, of course).
Many many more!!!
Thanks so much John
It was a rather special day. Even the weather co-operated. Grin. It is rather late in the year to have that sparkle on the water normally only seen in winter when the sun is to the north. It reminds me of the Crosby Stills and Nash song The Lee Shore
“From here to Venezuela
There’s nothing more to see
Than a hundred thousand islands
flung like jewels upon the sea”
That’s exactly what it looks like.
Happy (belated) Birthday Jean – what a perfect way to spend it – doing what you love. That is a good lesson for all of us on how we should all spend our birthdays – celebrating the things that are important to us and spending time with the people we love.
Have a wonderful day,
Andrew
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Thanks so much Andrew
Life [in the moment] really is the best place to be. So cool to spot you and Deb the other day. Hope to catch up with you both soon.