Better late than never!
glimpses of Womadelaide
wowee what a massive fantastic diverse inspirational festival!
i first attended 5 months pregnant with Lily way back when and was blown away with my first exposure to the music of the world and of such high calibre!
this year was a little different with two children and remarkable heat and the popularity of the festival meant huge crowds!
it looks great in photos, but i confess to seriously questioning my/our sanity in the midst of it all…
i only shot from my iPhone so that reflects my energy levels which couldn’t manage lugging camera gear {also the need to stay wet for temperature control…}
Lily gets wrapped up in Tangle! an excellent elastic jungle in the kids space. As each child entered the arena they are given a ball of elastic to tangle with while the band plays!
it’s over 40’c but Jesse is energized and playful as ever! rocking out to
African camel riding rhythms and soaring desert voices from Mali
Cedar watches alot of tangle unfurling then enters into the fringes of the fray…
Mari Boine, Saami shaman soul shaking tear making trance dancing vocal goddess. They have travelled from Norway {-30’c} and are pretty wiped out but humorous about the heat!
Blank Page was the only performance art I caught, we were all captivated by the skill and energy in this dynamic performance. 6 artists create the images to narration, at completion the audience is wild with applause and then the images are torn off to shock and the next piece begins! an awesome commentary on the history of art and story telling.
oh that clear blue Adelaide sky! sharp blue in the heat. Beloved puffs of breeze stir the silken flags above my weary eyes…
hallelujah for the sprinklers, keeping down the dust and keeping up the smiles and energy!
one food stall offers mustache’s with every meal! we are thoroughly entertained!
we are all impressed with the amount of cycling as transport to the festival and in Adelaide in general.
mm orange almond meal birthday cake for Jesse. this was the most spectacular gift I had for Jesse this year!
another tent of activity Box Wars, saw all manner of things crafted from cardboard boxes. The most popular item today is fans!
Good friend Mitchell Brown a rising star in the folk music scene
Lily participates in a Balinese soap carving workshop, the beginnings of a stone carvers training. she is the last child to leave the space and has impressed the balinese artist with her fine skills and deep persistance and concentration.
in the kids festival is a set up by the SA museum which includes these familiar geometric mosaic tiles! a happy reunion for Cedar as ours have been in storage for a year now. he also impresses us with his concentration and pattern making.
this plywood truck is popular with Cedars age group and the sides are an inspirational vertical garden with fresh herbs and strawberries.
Womadelaide words
Hot dusty survival til nightfall
Surrender agenda for children’s happiness
Oh so grateful for shade and sprinklers and coconuts
Children’s festival very fun
both ages happy with different play
Inspirational music and incredible talent abounding
Rolling camel riding desert rhythms and harmonies
Nordic shaman wailing trance dance tears
Humorous bluegrass
Gypsy orchestra
And everything in between
Letting go of the program
Keeping cool (temper)
Keeping presence
Keeping connected
Grandparents gift and meeting
late late nights for Jesse while I leave for A house to sleep by and have sleepy watery mornings on green grass
Thank you friends
Monday was my favorite day more mellow less crowds
Jesses birthday in there somewhere
Orange almond meal bliss cake made in the morning with Lily
Squares of dark choc melt over if in the 40′ c heat
Neighbours from bellingen appear at just the right time to join in
Jesse’s parents swing dance over to the cake
Laughter and tears
All so hot and fragile and tired
And after it all Jesse flies to
NZ and I go for recovery with my dear friends Loren Kate (divine singer and beautiful mumsy) and Xavier of the brilliant and Amazing Drumming monkeys
A fun house full of performers
Including the Chipolatas
Ahhh a fun few weeks in Adelaide
RosaLindenTree 
