DiamondDay

[ismo]

It's good to get away for a bit. Birthday festivities have been low key but appropriately celebratory. We started off with breakfast at our favorite diner, and picked up a gorgeous hunk of cake and a cinnamon roll as big as your head for later. Then we had a beautiful drive out to the lake. The trees are just beginning to turn. A few are taking on color, and the rest have that fragile autumnal fading in progress. We sat by the water for awhile, lulled by its gentle lapping. The winds are calm today. Mares tail clouds fan out high above the water. Sky and water are a hundred shades of intense blue. The Sparrowhawk ran out of juice before we could walk down the beach, but that was okay because we were able to check in at our motel and have a little champagne with cheese and fruit snacks, followed by a nap.

We had dinner at the House of Flavors, and got a cup of ice cream for takeout so we could have cake and ice cream while watching the sunset. All in all, a pretty good 75th. While we were sitting by the water, the Sparrowhawk said, "I'm 75 years old. I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm confused and I don't know what to do with this information. I don't know how to feel. But I know I'm happy to be here in this place with you."

Comments

[house_wren]

I loved reading this.

[elbales]

I am so glad to hear that you had a lovely birthday. I wish you many happy returns of the day.

[oracne]

Happy Birthday to the Sparrowhawk!