You may not be very surprised to find out Barack Obama appears to have a lot of close family and friends.

The former presidents 60th birthday party was set to proceed Saturday as a significantly scaled back version of the original plan given the ominous threat of the delta variant of the coronavirus, an Obama spokesperson said this week. But according to photos snapped on and above Marthas Vineyard the posh New England island where the nations wealthiest go to be amongst their own scaled back is still looking pretty impressive.

The newly minted sexagenarian will be feted inside a mammoth white tent nuzzled against his familys $12 million vacation home, which sits on 30 acres of oceanfront property. Aerial shots taken Friday revealed grounds that were abuzz with caterers and party-planning staff although presumably fewer than the 200-plus originally expected to work the event. Sofas dotted the outdoor area in intimate clusters, while dozens of sand-colored chairs waited to be unstacked and ringed around tables.

Obama himself was photographed on an island golf course Saturday morning.

On Wednesday his actual birthday former first lady Michelle Obama posted images of her husband to Instagram, writing, Still turning my head after all these years.

The 44th president attracted some criticism when details of his massive party leaked this week amid the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases. The U.S. is once again recording around 100,000 new cases on a daily basis, marking a return to levels not seen since the fall and winter.

Obama was not exactly throwing caution to the wind: He had hired a COVID-19 coordinator to verify that all attendees tested negative before the event, and had asked everybody to be fully vaccinated. The party is also largely outdoors.

Still, spokesperson Hannah Hankins said Wednesday that the event would be downsized to include only family and close friends.