It's spring here in Australia, and not only does that mean perfectly civilized weather of sunny days and cool shadows and fires at night and sometimes rain (I thrive best in this changeable muddle) it also means the Devil is nearer my hearth. By which of course I mean summer. Ick. Poo. Bleh. As a season generally I have no problem with summer- in England it's a perfectly nice affair with sea breezes and days where I can laugh at the radio because 25C is 'a scorcher'. Here in Australia however, a scorcher is likely to be 45C. Sometimes for a week at a time. I hate summer in Australia. I despise it. So this time of year when the weather is nice and I'm full of energy, I'm taking the time to organise and prepare my world so all I have to do while the sun is killing everything is lay on my bed and watch TV.
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I've been cleaning up and redecorating (I nest for summer hibernation as most do for winter) and destashing my supplies, even more than usual. Bead soups and junk drawer lots are starting to appear in Fagin's Daughter; this will go on for at least another 3 weeks or more because I have a metric tonne of it! Really I ought to be ashamed. It's a jolly good thing I enjoy photographing it. In fact I actually enjoy making up these little 'junk lots' and photographing them more than I enjoy making things from it, but then I've long known that.
There's a great feeling of hope that comes with spring, and I'm feeling in the middle of a great sense of 'excited calm' lately. I read a quote the other day which said 'nature never hurries, and yet everything is done'. And that's rather helped me curb my usual anxiousness to get things done as quickly as possible. Now I'm just sailing calmly through the day to day; what gets done is done, and what doesn't will keep.
As long as I spend each day in the present and focus on making my world a beautiful place to be, things aren't so bad. Of course I'm not always this calm and composed, but when things get too much I just dip into my stand-by pot of 'who gives a shit' and go have a cup of tea. And some cake, which I'm very good at this time of year. Pear and walnut with sticky lemon glaze was this week's blend. That's already been eaten, so tomorrow I'll do an apple chai with ginger frosting.With cake and tea and sunny days and nights cold enough for fires, and my hours spend making these beautiful photos- what's not to enjoy?
7 comments:
I do love your beautiful images
Argh, you make it so tempting! And eventhough I don't need more stuff I still have to look. Beautiful photos!
You have such a great "eye" and talent for photographing. I enjoy seeing what you do. Keep it up! Living in the present is a good thing.
you have such an incredible collection of needful things! and, your photographs are stunning! I just sit here gazing at every square inch in admiration...
You brazen hussy! How dare you place that vertical pendant smack dab in the center of the composition - and on a horizontal format to boot! ;)
Rules are made to be broken & your photos prove that. Well done.
(And you still haven't shared your desaturated treatment.) Love it!
Yum on the apple chai cake with ginger frosting, my tummy just yelped in protest. These images are lovely, organizing is a good thing, I need to get on that too.
beautiful post! i love your amazing offerings you know I do, and will always return for more. I remember those intense summers in Australia, they unfortunately eventually drove me out. But not a day passes when I don't miss Australia itself. A beautiful country! x
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