Autumn 2011

A view from the window where we have breakfast every morning. The trees literally glow as the morning dawn comes through from the east. the yellows are the Big Leaf Magnolia, the reds are sourwood and the pink and gold is from the dawn

Sunbathing

What a wonderful day out on Steve's boat with Lauren and John and I. The whales were awesome and huge and many and feeding, playing (two even coming straight at the boat and as they ran out of real estate dove under the boat as emerald green shadows) and breaching and blowing and burping. they were loud!! Thanks Steve for an awesome experience!!

Best Guy with the Best Seats

We are on the Champs Elysees - Paris, France - the last day of the Tour de France. Hooray for us We did not sit in the biege seats, those were actually across the street. We sat in the red chairs at a table right in front not 7 feet from the bikers whizzing by, the motorcycles and team cars driving by, the sponsors and all the hoopla going by in front of us while we ate and drank and made new friends with the Wongs and the Aussie Twins who knew so many of the Aussie bikers - being bikers themselves - who had rented a white camper van and followed the Tour for a week. all by themselves???

Orange Umbrellas

Here we are in Giverny France. I painted this scene on a sunny day with lots of people and lots of umbrellas when with Pat Fiorello in 2008. Painting was 4' by 3' one of the big ones. I loved the orange umbrellas and the blue chairs. It was rainy and cool when John and I visited this past July. this was my favorite place to eat or have a drink in Giverny. We ate across the small street in the restaurant (and had a drink) Spent the day there, taking the train from Paris and bus from Vernon. one of the best days in Paris among many best days.

Hurry Up

Here we are at our first stop. Take the picture and let's get inside. Denise, Jason and John at Chandon in Napa. creek is swollen, it has been raining for days.

CA Chandon Winery

Here we are in Napa with Jason and Denise (other photo) ready to enjoy a day in the wineries even though it is raining, actually because it is raining what better place could we go. Jason and Denise are members so we had a grand time tasting all the different champagnes. and then we are off to the castle at Via Satui up the road

Irene's Thank You

Irene set up this gift table for PaPa as a thank you and some presents (involving golf and massage were included) It was not only swett but a total surprise for him and the chocolates were tasty.

Tired Girl

Laying next to Papa on the couch, not really watching TV, just content to do nothing but absorb body heat