I saw the sea from a city building again today. The sea and much more besides, since I was on the 42nd floor this time. I could see tiny people kicking a ball around on the grassy flat in Birrarung Marr, lines of cars glinting like mica in the midday sun as they stretched into the distance and a wee yacht on the bay near the St Kilda pier. Oh, and my house. At least I thought I could pick out the tiled roof of my building anyway. I will never tire of saying, "I can see my house from here. No, really!".
A girl serving me in a shop told me she liked my glasses (I was wearing my new purple specs).
When I was walking home in the twilight I looked up and the full moon hit my eye like a big pizza pie. Very light rain started to fall as I walked along the river. I liked it. AAMI Park sparkled like a very large jewel.
I have downloaded two new albums (new to me). The John Steel Singers' LP The Beagle and The Dove, which is great, and also...Lisa Mitchell's debut Wonder. I hesitated there because, as Aussies reading this might know, Lisa was a contestant on Australian Idol a few years back. I'd not paid her debut album much attention due to music snobbery, but really, there's a reason why she's not being held back by the Idol stigma. Her album of sweet, quirky, catchy folk tunes is truly lovely. It's a nice surprise when you discover your preconceived ideas were ill-founded. Opening your mind rarely ends badly.
It's hard to pick a favourite, but here's one that has whistling in it:
1 comment:
i'm going to check out lisa mitchell (one of the advantages of staying well clear of idol is a lack of pre-conceived idea's)
....maybe you should check out loene carmen, her latest album is class all the way.
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