an annual event

first there were pink flowers in the early morning...

then there was cakey!  one huge Maltesers-flavored giant cupcake of a cake and a pink owl with yellow feet!

then the tearing of papers and rustling of bubble wraps revealed... the wisest and brightest of owls with piercing eyes...  she is now called Gertrude :)

but she wasn't a lonely owl... before her there was Mr. Artsy-Fartsy...

 "i'll take you to the beach and we will look for your beloved seaglass...", said the mister.

i squealed with delight!  oh to bury my feet in the warm powdery sand... i am happy!  

we looked under tiny moss-covered islands... look!  a ship! two ships! three ships!

we found some emeralds, some jade, some peridot, some garnet and even some lapis lazuli... but they were shy and elusive, these seaglasses of mine...

we lazed around, we dipped our feet into azure waters, we caught a few zzzzzzz's and then it was time to climb back up the steps...

i could never imagine myself living away from the sea... the smell, the feel, the sounds... 


i am happy to have the privilege of growing a year older and hopefully, a year wiser.