heliopausa | A jumbled and wonderful Christmas

Oh, my! It's shaping up as a jumbled, and wonderful Christmas, here. We went for the first swim of the day at seven, and there were dolphins! Two, forty metres/yards away, looping past us and under the jetty and away northerly. I love it when we see them (which is not often, but not so very rarely either, especially in this season). And there were crabs, too - one had a tiny go at me, but didn't manage to actually nip, and one I nearly stood on, and his raised claw just brushed the sole of my foot as I passed. I was so happy with having seen the dolphins - having been in the water with the dolphins - that I just radiated benevolence at him. (And - bonus! I detectived the double track they left when they buried themselves, and will know to be alert for such from now on. :) )

Then after the swim was breakfast - or breakfast/brunch by the time we got to it - raspberries, strawberries, cherries, pancakes, cream, coffee, maple syrup, Cointreau, ice-cream, in various combinations as desired, which will be about it for Christmassy-special food, because we accidentally left the pudding that we were given at the house we were in last weekend in the house we were in two nights back, and we didn't ever manage to think of anything else - but we were given a present of glorious many-coloured home-grown heritage (I think) tomatoes yesterday, and I have some capsicum and some haloumi and garlic and olive oil, and foody magic will happen!

Not just now though... we've had the second swim of the day; there were still crabs, but no dolphins, and lots more people, and all very cheerful and calm and enjoying life. As we are ourselves - just relaxing now to the strains of ABC Classic FM - foody magic can wait till late afternoon.

Meanwhile to all of you here reading I send all good wishes - may joy and peace be yours, and your lives be wonderful, even if occasionally jumbled, and goodwill and love be with all of us.