La Via da Qui

Yes, that's a little shout out to Aladdin. I've now worked my first week in Perth - 4 days of work and training, and then 4 days off to recover from my stint up north, and try to get everything under control. I've done well, but there's a little yet to do. Upstairs: Bedroom mostly cleaned, clothes washed and put away. Bathroom in good nick tho the toilet still leaks so I need to fix that, somehow (tho I've tried and am at a bit of a loss!) Sewing room is a bit messy but that's ok. Downstairs: clean and organised. All the things that lived in my donga are now safely ensconced in their new homes. DVD and CD collection: Organised by colour! I keep seeing it with bookshelves in home decor magazines and I've always thought it was a stupid idea. But I feel much less strongly about cds than I do about books, so I actually really like it on this smaller scale. A little bit of fun. Garden: Looking pretty good. I have snails now! And slugs! And small flying...

I have lived here for three years. For three years I've tried to capture the beauty of this place - one of my many "homes" in photographs. Failed, of course. And now it's my second last evening here and it's just that little bit to early to wander along the airport road and capture the dying light as it fades over one of my favourite stretches of land. Yandi is overlooked by the Three Sisters - Barimunya. Her three hills anchor us in the ever-undulating landscape. They are a landmark from the sky telling us where we are as we fly over; when they hide behind the clouds we know our flight will be delayed or redirected; they are a resting place for the eyes as they hug the sunrise; their glow in a storm tells us there is a fire in the distance. Their closeness to our camp gives me the same cozy, comforted feeling that the mountains of Aosta did. An enveloping landscape. I wanted to write a long and winding post about Yandi's land. It is so beautiful and has ...