First week

    Good Monday morning from Santo Domingo, Chile! The song birds are singing in the sun. Yesterday the crowds were at the beach to celebrate the warm calm day. In the evening they gather to walk along the boardwalk or have snacks at the bistro and watch the waves roll in from Tahiti or New Zealand or somewhere across the Pacific.
   Luna the cat is sitting on the dining table with my coffee. She owns the place. I must begin to look in depth at the trees and flowers and cloud movement so I can do some painting. The surf is so fascinating. It never stops and at sunset the light highlights and intensifies every curl, froth, dip, outline of the water as it roars onto the beach. Golden orange! We could be anywhere in the world. The people are happy!