A Seaside Retreat

 

No phone signal.

No internet.

No people.

No interruptions.

 

I love everything about the ocean: The smell, the sand, the sea spray. I love watching the waves roll in, one after another, as the tide moves in and then sucks back out again. I love looking towards the horizon and seeing an expanse of endless blue. I love the sound of it at night as it lulls you to sleep, and the salty freshness of the morning air.

 

This is my favourite retreat.

It is my second home, the one that is familiar and the one to which I belong.

 

Of course, no matter how long we stay it is never quite long enough.

 



The Week in Pictures...

 

A bit of a mish-mash of photos this week:

 

** I work in a small law firm where there is only the one solicitor. My level of busy depends on how much work they're filtering my way on any given day. If the flow is slow and sporadic, I tend to lose motivation and become bored pretty quickly. That was pretty much my entire week: Zero motivation, 100% boredom. That was until 4pm on Wednesday afternoon when the solicitor decided they wanted a week's worth of work completed in one hour. Boredom may drive me batty but the last-minute rush is not a preferred alternative.

 

** All day Thursday was First Aid training. It was nowhere near as boring as I thought it was going to be and I learnt a lot. One of the things I discovered is that I am not so good with open wounds, even the fake kind. However, if someone's not breathing and needs CPR, then I'm their girl - as long as they're not cut up and covered in blood or anything. Turns out I'm a bit squeamish. Who knew?

 

** Friday the rain came and stayed for two days. We ended up with more than 60mm, which is a phenomenal amount for this part of the world. Our water tanks are full, which means this week we can switch off the mains supply and return to running the house on rainwater. As long as we get regular, follow-up rain over winter and spring, we should have enough to get us through the summer. The garden has also received a good soaking. The weeds are loving it.

 

How was your week?

 

365 Mail Art Project: Weeks 32, 33 & 34

I've continued to be sloth-slow on the mail art front as I try and catch up on some letters.

Now that I work in a regular job Monday - Thursday I have a whole lot less time on my hands for, well, everything.

 

But over the past couple weeks I have worked on this series of mail art featuring pictures of the region in which I live. I sourced the pictures from a promotional brochure, perfect for upcycling.

 

 

 

#113 of 365:

Beautiful Burra countryside for Anne in Finland...

 

 

 

#114 of 365:

The Strzelecki Track for Claudia in Germany...

 

 

 

#115 of 365:

An outback sunset for Nicki in Australia...

 

 

 

#116 of 365:

The Spencer Gulf for Kerri in Australia...

 

 

 

#117 of 365:

Yaccas for Yulia in Japan...

 

 

 

#118 of 365:

Wilpena Pound from the air for Cheryl in Scotland...

 

 

 

#119 of 365:

And Wilpena Pound from the ground for Liz in Ireland.