Listen ... it's sublime.
This is Australian man Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu singing Bapa. Geoffrey has been blind since birth and he sings in "language". He speaks and sings almost no English. His language is Yolngu from Elcho Island. There are subtitles on this clip so you will know what he's singing about. But the true reason for listening to this is to hear and see his extraordinary talent.
There is a cyclone off the coast heading towards us. Currently a category 3, it is predicted to move up a notch and be category 4 later today. Here is the latest map. We live just under the bottom of the cloud mass, about half way up the east coast of Australia. If tropical cyclone Hamish doesn't move away from the coast, it will move south, towards us. Later today we'll move the sun shade sheets of roofing iron in the chook yard and generally tidy up so there is nothing to fly around in the strong winds. I'll come back on Sunday to let you know what's happening.
SUNDAY @ 4.30 pm
The cyclone is still hovering up the coast. It hasn't rained yet but the forecast is for rain tonight. We are fine. Thanks for all your good wishes. Julia in Mackay, and the other readers up the coast, I hope you're fine too.
The cyclone is still hovering up the coast. It hasn't rained yet but the forecast is for rain tonight. We are fine. Thanks for all your good wishes. Julia in Mackay, and the other readers up the coast, I hope you're fine too.
