sand, sunset and chardonnay

happy birthday to the animal doctor!

we celebrated sitting on the sand dunes, watching the sun set behind the isle of arran. man, the colours that sinking sun paints across the evening sky.

the animal doctor brought a picnic blanket, two glasses and pudding, i brought a bottle of south african chardonnay (actually, rather disappointing, i must admit that of late, i have a distinct preference for the chilean whites)and we stopped off at the lucky star chippy and i bought fish suppers for two.

funny how fish and chips taste so much better when eaten in the great outdoors. of course i managed to get more than my fair share of the wine as birthday or no, the animal doctor has to drive as me, myself ... i have no car!

summer is but a vague memory in these parts and there was a distinct nip in the stiff breeze blowing off the firth.
but ... we scots are a hardy breed, not to be frightened off by a wee drop in the temperature, we watched in wonder and waited until the dark was making some inroads into the gloaming before we packed up our picnic and headed for home.

thank you for sharing your birthday with me.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures."
-- Kahil Gibran