holiday house

Phoenix tonight. Half of the original half has finally reopened after nearly three years ..which is great, but it's so *very* different. Everything changes.

What did I say at Christmas? (Don't say you saw this. No comments. No loves.) PS - I miss this space fathoms deep.

Ciao.

1. mah teepee -- 2. asian dub foundation going *off* -- 3. cool old lady in the crowd at ADF also going off -- 4. cute couple with matching hats -- 5. long leaf on my lap -- 6. us -- 7. b&w -- 8. end of summer vibes

Everyone should be slightly inebriated all of the time.

Aww, the brothers, imbibing some beautiful acoustica together. We are listening to violin, guitar, mandolin and accordion under a canopy of huge trees. It is awesome. Check out Spiro. But check them out live. Intense and magical (and they like insects and write songs in their honour - ditto the video game Pong).

You've made the *right* choice. (As if there was ever any contest.)

hardly taken any pics - been too busy watching, listening, eating, walking (much walking, so good)

I totally get the hype about Womadelaide now -- excellent atmosphere, really well planned and run, ample food and drink options, no huge queues, gorgeous location with grass and trees everywhere, quality and variety of music, speakers and other events and very family friendly. We've also been amazingly lucky with an absence of rain - everyday has been t-shirt weather right into evening without ever getting blazing hot during the day. Five stars. Would recommend.

picnic, and duck family, and my family

..something.

leaf pics (of course) - 1. the capture doesn't do it justice, but something about the luster and texture was reminiscent of a silk sari given to me by my late mother-in-law, soft, flowing and graceful -- 2. collected while picnicking beside the blue lake -- 3. a stray leaf on the log in the park (where I lost every "log-fight", It's A Knockout" style), making a Mona Lisa smirk

I cut short a fairly average night’s sleep by escaping before sunrise for a solo stroll. The walk was both more and less interesting without glasses - I don’t judge distances well, so jay walking is not the usual piece of cake. Anyhow, I found a very highly rated coffee establishment that opens early, well worth a twenty minute ramble. Rufus Wainwright’s rendition of Hallelujah on the stereo took me somewhere nice as I sipped. Rating: imperfect 10. Well done.