Month: October 2022

the dreaded day has come back. each occurence is becoming more and more enjoyable.

halloween always wins.

flowers, a schoolwork haiku by Jean.

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“On the lush green grass,
Tulips, lilies, sunflowers,
They light up the dark”

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Castlemaine

the rain is a regular and often long visitor at the moment, records are falling. most plants enjoy it.

we are preparing a trio of gigs in a trio version of the Django Fretts, while on our free weekends, Lea and I organise the house.

sunday night in Yandoit

how she sees me, #3

Melbourne International Jazz Festival, at the recital centre, and at the late jam at the Jazz lab.

dressed up to see the bamboos. ended up not going, at home with Jean planting some instead.

And so Jean and I spent a whole afternoon and evening together. it’s the small things.

the aftermath of the floods at the res. the waterfalls, the bubbles. a carpet of yellow groundflowers. a small whool kite floating on top of a blade of grass. pink lemonade in a shiraz glass.

the god of small things was kind to us today.

après la pluie

the view from our deck

when the power goes off…

sometimes when the winter has been wet, when the dams everywhere overflow, when the ground can’t absorb water anymore, the weather gods decide to add yet another downpour.

it happened in 2011, it happened in 2016 & it happened yesterday after 2 stormy days brought us about 100 mm of rain.

documenting the Castlemaine floods, 2022.

pondering big life decision

so it happened that exactly two weeks after being hatched, and six days after discovering feathers, black birds qre ready to fly away.

good luck littles things, travel safe and please call again.

castlemaine, early morning

school photos Jean

school photos Sid

birds arising

nest report