Another Woolgoolga painting for you.

On our Easter family gatherings, before the splinter, a small group of us, usually led by Mum, would get up before sunrise and head down to the beach to go Iceberging.

Sometimes Lil would wake too, and I’d rug her up and bundle her into a stroller. She’d sit, snuggled in, on the shore with my phone. He he, she took some fun pictures and videos!

We’d take stale bread with us to feed the fish, I think we stopped doing that in the end because it was attracting young sharks? Or maybe I’m remembering incorrectly. It did attract little fish, I can’t say I liked that feeling of them brushing up against my legs.

Home for hot showers.

By now, the rest of the family would be awake, and with the verandah in full sunlight, we’d blissfully soak up the warm rays with our milky tea and museli.

Iceberging (at Sunrise in Woolgoolga)

Acrylic on canvas 30.5cm x 30.5cm (12×12 inches) by Arwen Munro, June 2024. Painted at The Music Box, Ambleside, West Vancouver, Canada.

When I lived in Sydney in my younger years, I’d drive up to Woolgoolga (and then, more often than not, on to Green Pigeon). My favourite was when the wattle was blooming along the Pacific Highway. Isn’t it incredible how memories can make you feel! Memories of cruising up the Pacific Highway, with wattle blooming and gum trees zipping by, make me feel peaceful.

Have a wonderful day! ☀️