Bellingen Global Carnival 2005

The weather is turning. Yesterday was cool at first, with typical winds from approximately the north-east. But by early evening the wind had turned around and was running in from the west, where all day the wide brown land had been basking in the sun.

As a consequence, it seemed warmer at night than it had in the day, and might well have been. Despite a cool Spring day yesterday, it was like a Summer night, with godzillions of flying insects filling the warm -- almost hot -- air. I wish I knew more about insects and I could say something about them. I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I only noticed them in the headlights of my car, and that I have no idea what they were as I came straight from my car to the Ponderosa on an almost moonless night. My guess: flying ants or termites looking for love on the hot westerly zephyr.

Today has been quite warm again, but we'll see whether the night time has last night's eery Christmas feeling.

I'm tossing up whether to go to the Bellingen Global Carnival 2005. I've been once or twice before and had a ball (especially the rave in the bush at the close, and an incredible impromptu drumming circle that went for hours in the grassy carpark after the security people made everyone leave at only midnight), but it does cost a motza. Hmmmm ... I'm pretty motzaless as usual. We'll see. If I go I'll tell you about it.

Permit issued for sacred Papuan drums

Tagged: bellingen, global, world+music