September 29

Saturday September 29, 2007 8:00 am Lennox Head, NSW Australia

A. Morning Musings

8:00 am

This definitely counts as sleeping in. The first morning where I failed to see the sun rise.

I now have a cuppa in hand. My heart should start beating within the next half hour.

Immediate	Description	Time
Mathematics	"Why Beauty is Truth: A History of Symmetry" by Ian Stewart	1 hr
Literature	"The Untouchable" by John Banville	1 hr

C. Actual Learning Activities

5:00 PM

It is difficult to capture in words the simple pleasure of enjoying each day here.

We went to Shelly Beach for brunch with a good friend. We did not see any whales, but we did see a Brown Honeyeater, a Red-backed Fairy-Wren and a Superb Fairy-Wren. The food was delicious - corn fritters and a cappucino at the Shelly Cafe -looking out over the ocean.

brunch

coffee

shelly

ballina

van

wren

Then we went into Ballina for another cappucino and then home to watch the para-sailers on their surf boards from our balcony -while sipping on a very nice Shiraz. Life is so good as to be embarrassing.

coffee

surf

I have begun re-reading The Untouchable by John Banville. The first 20 pages are a superb beginning to a story about a British spy who has just been denounced as a traitor. Now to see if I can stay with the story and the superb use of language.