big calm

19 Aug 2012




















My birthday today. We went to the beach early this morning, to a beach I hadn't been to before. The sea was so calm and there was just enough sand for building castles. A bit too much seaweed for my liking though!

We then drove out to some woods for a walk. We just made it back to the car before there where huge rumbles of thunder followed by the biggest rain drops. Elizabeth took a few leaves and bits home with her so she could draw them using her new crayons.

The rest of the afternoon was spent at home in the garden with a very large chocolate cake.

17 comments :

  1. Happy Birthday Caroline! Sounds like you had a lovely day, especially the very large cake part! x

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  2. A very happy birthday to you Caroline! Hope your celebration was fab. Love the pictures. The one of leaves is really lovely, Jxx

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  3. Happy Birthday, looks like the perfect day! Ada :)

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  4. Happy birthday Caroline, from your photos it looks like you've had a lovely day x

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  5. Happy birthday Caroline - your pictures are wonderful, what a beautiful walk. Hope the cake was good ; o ) x

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  6. Happy Birthday Caroline! The beach and chocolate cake - two very, very good things. I love your photos today - you really captured the stillness in the air. And I love the one of the coloured pencils. x

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  7. Yay, Happy Birthday lovely Caroline! Stunning photos, I especially like the one of the sea, and the coloured pencils, and the sun through the leaves. Glad you had such a good day (and a big chocolate cake!). Rachel xx

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  8. Happy birthday to you! I agree with Gillian, we had that still, muggy day here in Manchester too and the photos really do capture that. I love the one of your little girl on the hill with the big stick! Hope you had a happy day. Nick xx

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  9. Happy happy birthday Caroline! Looks like you had a lovely day with your family. Hope you've got some cake left to enjoy throughout the week :D Sarah xx

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  10. Looks like a lovely way to spend your birthday. Lovely photos (as always!)
    Jo x

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  11. Happy Birthday, looks like a lovely day. Love the photo's.

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  12. Happy Birthday for yesterday Caroline .. looks like you all had a lovely day ... your photos are lovely ... especially the cloud one .. Bee xx

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  13. Happy belated birthday Caroline. My dream would be to live by the sea and close to the woods - or the other way round, oh it would be good.

    take care,

    Nina xx

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  14. Dear Caroline,
    Great photos as usual! We went to the seaside yesterday and had some chocolate cake today! KP ate a very huge slice!
    June

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  15. Hi- just to say I did a Liebster post today and used your beautiful picture- fully linked, credited etc. Hope that is ok and thank you so much again, jXX

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  16. Happy birthday! Glad you had a great day. It was my birthday on Monday too - Leo's must make good bloggers :) xx

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  17. Sounds like you had a great day! Lovely pics as usual too :-) x

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