One of my favourite things is a walk along the beach with one of my daughters. This is where we usually end up. At the top of the little hill at Point Ormond in Elwood. When the girls were babies we waited for windy days to fly kites in the park. We rode bikes along the foreshore with them strapped into seats and later, let them wobble along on their training wheels. On hot summer nights when the grass was still green, we took our picnic rug and shared fish and chips with the seagulls. Later, the girls would mimic them as they flew down the hill with arms wide, hair flying in the wind.
These days, we just stop and sit on the base of the lookout and solve the problems of the world.
The view is beautiful. The pathways are busy with cyclists, skaters, runners and mothers pushing prams. When evening nears, lovers bring blankets and wine and I imagine that they feel like the world stands still as the sun disappears and the city lights up in the distance.
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I sat this morning looking out across the beautiful bay and took in the stillness of life whilst watching the waves lap at the shore!
Thanks for taking me back there this evening with your post.
One of my favourite places, too! We walk the dog along the beach, climb the hill and stop to take it all in - it's a beautiful spot and one of the most enduring images, for me, of my Melbourne.
I've only just found you, Kate and am thrilled that you have linked to me - thank you so much for providing a calm, quiet space.
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