It was Father's day today and it was a day filled with simple beauty and joy. I slept in until almost 11 AM, luxuriating in the soft light and the gentle songs of birds. Then I got up and drove into town to drove off my truck to my daughter.
I was greeted by my grandchildren, who had a card and two photos for me - and of course hugs and kisses. Then I strolled home at a leisurely pace taking about 2 hours for a walk that I normally do in one. But then I was strolling along the beach, listening to the waves break on the shore even as the tide fell away, revealing more sandy beach.
After I got back to the house I enjoyed a couple of the beer I recently bottled off followed by a semi-nap while listening to some of my Beatles's collection. Then made a cup of tea and had a little snack. After that I took the hatchet and went for a stomp in the wood. I am opening up old trails so family and friends can enjoy the woods the way I do.
On my walk I spotted a brilliantly coloured orchid, one of the tiny ones that grow in the boglands here. It was a lovely shade of purple. I will try to get a photo. Deeper in the woods I encountered on of the toads that seem to be populating the place.
This evening as I returned from having a coffee with my daughter I had to stop and take in the beauty of a waxing moon hanging over a cloud bank. It was bright enough to paint a stripe of light across the water of the bay. Above it and somewhat to the left Mercury twinkled brighter than all the stars.
This was a day filled with peace and beauty.
