In Perth, right now, 5:17pm on Wednesday.
I turned on The Album Leaf, “In a Safe Place,” because that’s how I want to feel right now.
The view of the river outside our apartment is stunning. Sunset of the palest blue, honeydew, and canteloupe colours. The rippling water looks like it’s covered in a thin layer of ice, somehow.
I want to curl up with a hot drink in the windowseat and just soak it all in, read a book, but my mind feels too busy for a still moment. I don’t like talking about when I’ve been sick because I’m not looking for sympathy and there are still other good things going on, but I’ve been sick and have had so much still time lately—but I’ve been only antsy and unwilling/unable to still my mind the past few days. I’m on holiday! In Perth! …just have to accept that my body couldn’t handle being out and about. I didn’t get to work out, go for walks, sit down by the water or anything like I planned/like I thought I would/like the other two times I’ve been to Perth. That’s just the way it goes sometimes.
I’ve had the day off today. I walked to the shops to stock up on food for the flight home. I just want to eat it all now!! haha
I’m sitting under the heater vent (it’s early winter here, so it’s getting a bit cold!) and it feels so good, which is another reason why I don’t want to go across the room to sit in the window seat and read and soak in the view. But I really should.
Anyway, it’s really beautiful here.
I’m thankful for eyes that can see and that I can see beautiful things everywhere. I hope you see it too.
