The south shore of Bermuda is lined with coral cliffs. We took a walk on some of the trails along the beach, sometimes high above the beach along the tops of the cliffs. At one point, I stopped, having brought my paints, and let the others go on ahead while I sat in the sun painting, battling with the breeze to keep my painting from blowing away. I'd found a place with two stumps next to each other which made a perfect place both to sit and to put my pallette. I did a painting very similar to this one. It was lovely sitting there in such a beautiful spot!
My pink crabapple tree is in full bloom. The weather is glorious - sunny and in the 70's. When I saw this male goldfinch in all his lemon-yellow splendor alight on my tree, it took my breath away. I just had to run to my easel to share the loveliness with you. I hope you are as delighted with this painting as I am!
Fishermen are great outdoorspeople. They've already been out there for hours on a weekend when the rest of us are still yawning in our terry robes and slippers and putting on a pot of coffee. I love walking on a beach in the early morning. There are very few people before 9 AM but there are always a few fishermen. Just the fishermen, the surf crashing and the gulls screaming overhead.