Birthday Boy

Today Roger turned 40 again and the whole weekend was devoted to small celebrations .  It was sunny and beautiful at the beach

so the weekend was organized around whatever the birthday person wanted to do.  Beach walk of course:

and the beach full of spindrift:

it was warm and sunny and calm–he didn’t even need a coat!

Later on we walked on our own Bay beach at about 4:00 when the light was starting to leave:

These two boys (trying to catch a crab) reminded the art historian of a Winslow Homer print:

Here’s the new beach access from the beach side…access not being a TOTALLY accurate description…

Today presents and breakfast in bed, and one last walk on the beach

where it was pretty beautiful:

On the way back to the valley we stopped for a coffee behind a land yacht:

and then headed back into the valley gloom, bouyed for the new year ahead by the beachy sun

Happy Birthday Roger!!  I love you!!!