Water Lillies and rainey days

:-D What a beautiful quiet day it is! A little too humid but hey, there is good energy in the air today. I was informed that today is my 4 year anniversary! 8 years together already.. times flies! Good thing family remembers these things for us! Neither of us seemed to keep good track LOL! Oh well, the main thing is we are still together and now have an excuse to celebrate with our favorite foods tonight! Pretty good in todays age to still be very much in love after 8 years! Things just get better with time, like good wine ;-)

I am sitting here with my favorite Billy Holiday songs playing, the rain is coming down in buckets, my parrot is sitting on my lap, a Caffe aux Lait at my side and an amazing water lily that I found this morning looking stunning. Things feel pretty good. Quiet and beautiful. I love rainy days! Just something about them... they have a comforting feeling.

What a beautiful gift I found this morning in a white water lily that washed up on shore along the bank of the river. It was just waiting there for me, to inspire me. I had quite a good time taking photos of it in an old basin. It's so inspiring when something like that happens really it seems like a gift from nature. I made good use and I might just have to get my sketch pad out now and see what comes out. Oh ideas ideas! gone gone and gone. Here is the lyrics to one of my favorite songs that Billy Holiday sang. Seems appropriate for today with the rain and my anniversary.

I'll Be Seeing You

I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day and through

In that small cafe
The park across the way
The children carousel
The chestnut trees
The wishing well

I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way

I'll find in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you

I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way

I'll find in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you