"I am installed in a fairylike place. I do not know where to poke my head; everything is superb, and ..." — Claude Monet

I was definitely born under an evil star. I have just been thrown out of the inn where I was staying, naked as a worm.

Finally here is a beautiful day, a superb sun like at Giverny. So I worked without stopping, for the tide at this moment is just as I need it for several motifs. This has bucked me up a bit.

There, the grand lines of mountain and sea are admirable, and apart from the exotic vegetation that is here, Monte Carlo is certainly the most beautiful spot of the entire coast: the motifs there are more complete, more picturelike, and consequently easier to execute.

I will do water - beautiful, blue water.