from a beach in scotland. [good things]

what friends bring me from their travels.

lieblingstag mit lieblingsmensch. [memories]

after a few hundred kilometers on the bike, just standing on the ground felt pretty damn good. still, this was for sure one of the best days of last year. what's better than going on a bike tour with your dad? 

so vill sunne. [good things]

hugo hamilton. the sailor in the wardrobe. [invented worlds]

"When you're young, you can change your identity. You can escape from your family and change your name, leave your country, go to live in a new city and not tell anyone where you come from. You can disguise yourself like an actor and choose what to remember and what to forget. But there is always something that gives you away, some tell-tale part of you that cannot be hidden. It's not just the obvious things like your accent, your language, your appearance. It's the way you look at the world, your point of view. You can never disguise that because it shows up like ancient ruins on the landscape."

Hamilton, Hugo. The Sailor in the Wardrobe. London: Fourth Estate, 2006.

hupman brothers. up on the ridge. [songs]

if i love a certain song, specific melodies or entire albums more often than not this is so because i connect certain memories, feelings and places with this music. there are some voices that are able to bring me back to a distinct time in my past in mere seconds and manage to evoke memories of landscapes, colors, smells and more. when i hear the voices of the hupman brothers that is exactly what happens. their music transports me back to nova scotia and the months i spent there. it reminds me of all the hikes, adventures and explorations in the surroundings of grand pre, driving to wolfville on my evenings off to hear them play at the open mic nights at the paddy's, roadtrips to prince edward island or along the coast to yarmouth and lunenburg, hanging out at the beach, wandering around in the wet sand during low tide, watching the water coming in again. i have listened to their songs so often during all of this that they are just inextricably tied to these experiences. and since i have listened to it so many times there is such a familiarity in the songs and in their voices that i can't help but feel at home instantaneously. i think i could be anywhere in the world and feel at home just by listening to their voices.

pieces of driftwood from a beach somewhere on vancouver island. [good things]

alt-j (∆). taro. [songs]