Summer Mixtape

This predominantly country mix was one of the soundtracks to my summer this year.  Many miles were traveled to this music, and many a game of scrabble played.

For Portia.

Little Mountain Town – The Unfaithful Ways
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
Frankie’s Gun – The Felice Brothers
Love Vigilantes – Iron + Wine
South Tacoma Way – Neko Case
Helpless – Neil Young
Each Coming Night – Iron + Wine
The Ship Song – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Please Be Patient with Me – Wilco
Nobody’s Baby Now – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Across the Border – Bruce Springsteen
Look at Miss Ohio – Gillian Welch
New York Times – Simone Felice
Wings – Joan Baez (cover of Josh Ritter)
You and I Belong – Simone Felice
Bad Luck – Langhorne Slim
Locesick Blues – Hank Williams
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
Amanda – Waylon Jennings
I Ain’t Marching Anymore – Phil Ochs
Workin’ for the MTA – Justin Townes Earle
No Depression – Uncle Tupelo
Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
The Stable Song – Gregory Alan Isakov
Into My Arms – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

water baby

Would you believe I’ve lived in Australia for 7 years and have never been swimming in this side of the Pacific?  This photo was taken by Dave one summer at Gordon’s Bay, and it’s probably the closest I’ve come.

This summer is going to be the summer I go swimming.  My reluctance to get in the water probably has something to do with the fact that I’m not a very strong swimmer, but I’ve been thinking about going to adult swim classes, and Gordon’s Bay is a very sheltered bay that is great for snorkling.  Maybe all I need is a snorkle and some flippers.

the lonely sea in the sky

On Saturday evening Dave and went to Coogee and walked from there around the cliffs to Clovelly.  There are few things I like better than scrabbling up and over rocks, and I haven’t done it in a long, long time.  We stopped for a while at Gordons Bay, looked at crabs scuttling away from us in every direction, and took photos.  By the time we were finished, the sun on the water was low and silver.

It was a lovely day.

Next time I will go swimming.