Wedding

So glad I got the opportunity to work with Seth and Michelle this weekend. They got married!! Yay!! I lost myself in the moment, and absolutely loved being their photog for the day!

Here are a few favourites I would love to share!

Autumn Leaf

Such amazing colours. All on one leaf.

How incredible and vibrant. As if natures hand took a brush and painted it so.

Lavender

How do I share the beauty of this day with you? 

The gentle sun, warm and rich, the changing of the leaves to reds and golds, or the little buzz of nectar gatherers, reaping the remnants of pollen from summers last flowers in preparation for the future days of cold and frost. 

Ahh autumn, how I love you so!

Mothers Garden

In my mothers garden. 

She always has something sweet, growing tall, or small. Always bright, cheery and beautiful. 

Just like her.

Cat

“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. 

That one is the cat. 

If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” 
― Mark Twain

Dance like no one is watching

Dance like no one is watching

Live like it's heaven on earth.

She is mine

She is mine.

For now.

Not for long.

So I must adore her 

while I can.

Vintage child

I adore this child. I love how black and white, (or should I say, aged and white ) tells so much more of a story than colour ever could. 

A little bit of soul to help me breathe.

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” 

― Oscar Wilde

Rainy days

There are days when the rain is falling so gently that it almost feels like we are living in the misty clouds of heaven, instead of on the earth.

My boy

I was looking through old photos from last year and came across a few that I liked but had not edited. It's nearly time to do another yearly session with my boy, something I like to do near or around the time of his birthday. I find it's a great way to remember his sweetness and what he was like at that age!

Fire Pit.

We have been working on the fire pit area lately. 

Finally we have finished! here it is!

This is the start of it!

 These are the seats we made!

 The view from the balcony of the summer house/studio.

Between the trees...

 It's all done! 

Dog, Cat and Bird!

I think I photograph my children so much that I sorely neglect the "other" members of my family!
So to cut a long winded apology short, I decided to give them their own studio photo shoot.
To say it was interesting is the understatement of the year. ( not that we are that far in yet...) Anyway, I did manage to get a few nice shots... Let me introduce you to them...

This is Holly, our dog. She like to lean on us, and loves to give us that pleading look which demands hugs, pats and kisses. Her bark is much, much worse than her bite,. That said, she is a little bit protective of her family, so we know that she is there for us in much the same way as we are for her.

This is our cat, Mr stinky. He is getting old and I adore his snuggles. It seams that as he gets older, the more he requires pats and love. I don't mind. I know that the day will come when he passes on from this life, and i think it will break my heart for quite a while. 

Oh, and why the name Mr Stinky?  When he was a little puss, he came to us in quite a sorry state. Of course, we fixed him all up, but at the time he had a serious problem with gas! 

This is Sonic, our Galah. He is a little bit nutty... ok... alot! He worries me the most of all our pets. I don't think he is very happy in a cage, and we are working towards getting a big aviary for him, in which he can have a bird mate, instead of a human one, and enjoy his life a little bit more. 

Fluffing his feathers.

Charlotte's Web!

In our garden there lives a very special spider. We have named her Charlotte.

This is her web.

“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.” 
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

And this is she...

Seth & Michelle Part 1!

Seth and Michelle are engaged! So exciting!

Lots of planning and lots of fun days ahead.

For their engagement shoot, Michelle wanted a vintageish style of edit, and I think the action I have created for the images is fast becoming one of my favourites!

First stop, my secret little bit of forest near Hahndorf, South Australia!

Reflections

Every person is unique, and all it takes is a simple smile and a kind word to suddenly close the distance. A small and genuine effort to extend yourself, even when it is difficult and takes you out of your comfort zone.  
Kindness is one of the most affordable things one can accumulate. It's richness is everlasting, fulfilling and can make us blossom and grow. You don't need to have a religion or belief system to understand this most fundamental and basic action of human spirit.

Sometimes I think I am too forthright and bombastic with my approach. I am not always gentle with the way I say things. I just blurt it all out without considering how it may come across to another person. 

Something to work on. Always something to work on.

To become softer, kinder and gentler.

Things my soft, sweet and spiky roses can teach me.