Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sshh, enjoy the quiet

Scrolling through the gorgeous blogs by Pia Jane Bijkerk - expat Aussie based in Amsterdam and Paris, I realised I was jealous. Jealous is not a word that I use often. Whilst sitting on her houseboat in Amsterdam, she recorded the sound of rain falling on the water with an intermittent sound of a duck quacking in the background.
Living in Melbourne, it's so rare we get decent rains and when there is a smattering of rain, I'm often sitting in an office building looking out the window wishing I could hear the rain or smell the rain.
For all you drought dwellers, enjoy:
http://tinyurl.com/nv6lko

Friday, August 7, 2009

Angelic voices

Listening to the gorgeous voices of the Webb sisters. English-born Charley and Hattie are singers as well as musicians and have recorded two albums. Currently on tour with Leonard Cohen.