At the top of the illustration image: "Happy Birthday, Uncle Iain — Gone digging for fossils and fishing for cake!"

Prompt:

A surreal illustrated scene where a white-haired man with a magnificent beard—dressed in Victorian explorer's gear—sits contentedly on a fold-out velvet armchair that floats in mid-air above a gently meandering river. His fishing line stretches downward, not into water, but into layers of earth like an archaeological dig site, where colorful, fossilized birthday cakes and ancient party hats peek out of the strata. A steampunk fish made of old clock parts swims lazily through the air beside him. Overhead, the sky swirls with candy-colored clouds and flying shovels shaped like spoons. Nearby, ancient ruins of a forgotten birthday party—complete with crumbling "Happy Birthday" banners made of vines—dot the banks of the dreamlike river. The color palette is whimsical and vibrant, with pastel hues and surreal light.

Generated with these themes: White haired man with a beard Fishing river archaeology.

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