My...my.....my

Delilah! With her hand painted purple interior and fluffy roof lining, Miss Delilah earnt her name by being 'a car of ill repute'! Isn't she gorgeous tho? {and the kids aren't too bad either}!!!

A big thank you to the amazing Fennel family for loaning me car+kids+time for my student Kiera's practice shoot. Kiera is doing amazingly well, she's just sweet sweet 16 and is now turning out the most creative and inspiring photographs...we're all so proud of her. Kiera has been with me for 2 days a week for the past 5 weeks. We only have a couple of weeks left then she is off to start a new life in beauty-full Tassie! I have no doubt she will be an awesom photographer down there, in whatever field she chooses!

Last image by Kiera, I love it so much! Clever girl x

You rock girl :P

{Inspiration} Friday ;)

I really believe you should live inspired, we are surrounded by the most beauty-full, talented and unique individuals. This morning whilst sitting at my desk, drinking coffee {in an attempt to warm up}, and day dreaming away, I came across two inspiring blogs that made my heart sing............

{The Drifter & the Gypsy}

Amy Mellicent


{'Life' inspires me...........}

A warm winter's evening........

{Winter} is a time for comfort

For good food & {warmth}
For the touch of a friendly hand

And a {talk} beside the fire
It is time for {home}

{Edith Sitwell}

I've always maintained, that winter sunsets and sunrises are the best! The air is crisp and clear, the stars shine more brightly, the sky turns a gorgeous pink haze just after sunset.......it really is beauty-full.

Winter also gives us a chance to rug up in the cuddliest, and most colourful clothes! So bring on the funky colourful beanies and scarves, huddling around the fire pit toasting marshmellows, hot choc and beef casseroles! Yep, I {love} winter

xxxx

Last seen........

A year ago.......and boy has Little Mr M grown! He's walking and talking and absolutely LOVES his food (as I found out when I scattered popcorn on the ground and well.....he ate it)! I've reassured Mum his immunity levels will be perfect! So here's a few from our time at the beach! Thanks again the gorgeous Tello family, it was amazing to catch up again and see how much littlen has grown!

A 'Day' {with} and without.......

'Mother's Day' has always been a little bittersweet for me
I lost my Mum when I was young
I was a teen......we had our battles.....
We had our moments of gratefulness and appreciation
She was a strong woman
She was creative
She was intelligent
She was spiritual and soulful
She did 'naked yoga' in the back garden every day {no, I'm really not kidding}
She didn't believe in chemicals
Or anything artificial for that matter
Lollies were banned!!!!
She was a member of Greenpeace
She wore a Sari
She milked the goats daily then walked them, on a leash to the local Supermarket where she'd pick up our daily groceries
She rode her 1940's bicycle everywhere, my Dad had a sign writer write on it 'Lynda's Black Bess'
She wasn't perfect {she knew this}
She truly was a remarkable and unique woman.........

We miss her........

So whilst today I am without my Mum, I can celebrate being a Mum. I can celebrate that;

I went to sleep last night with Oliver curled up next to me and Aaron wrapped up in his doona on the floor beside my bed, whilst we watched Pirates of the Caribeen
That my boys constantly tell me how much they love me, and demand hugs (and they usually don't even want something)
They value my opinion
They really believe that I am right (ha)!

Now all I have to get them to do is to behave for the rest of the day.... and I'll feel much better, as today of all days they have decided to hate each other, and in the process upset me :( Family life I guess.........

XXAnnie XX

Bring on...........the boys!

Gorgeous gorgeous boys too! But then look at Mum and Dad..... totally beauty-full people! A very Happy Birthday (a little belated) to Master F - he turned 2 last week, yep, just a few days before little Miss Poppy featured in her birthday post! With all that red hair and sparkling blue eyes, they could almost be brother and sister!

Then there's little Master X, buckets of fun, cheeky and again that sparkle in his eyes. Yep Mum & Dad are very lucky! And of course, after loading them up on sugar and taking a few pics, Nicole and I left Mum and Dad to it! Haha {we're not silly} xxxxxxx

Bring on the girls.........

Wow! We're only at Tuesday and it's been a week of girls! Absolutely stunning, gorgeous girls I might like to add! More to add later when I..........photograph the boys!!!!!

Happy Birthday..........

Miss Poppy!

{adorable}

Sweet

{determined}

Independent

{loved}

Happy Birthday gorgeous girl!!!! xxxx

Together.......

at last! Yep I've been photographing little Arla since she was first born, and her cheeky big brother has come along a couple of times too, but I've never been able to get all of the family together.....until a few weeks ago :) Jo and Chris get married on May 2nd, so we decided to head down to the beach and grab a few shots before the big day. They truly are one gorgeous family ;) Love you all babes xxxx

Raindrops......

.....kept on falling! You gotta admire our persistence, even during a tropical storm we'll be out there with our cameras (and brolley's)! Jodie and I met with the very beautiful Giselle & Todd for some loved up shots in the rain {Giselle incidentally is also a photographer and a gorgeous one at that}. We chose Montville for the location; its old ye world rustic charm, with its quaint cottages, walks and tea rooms are just perfect for romantic shots. And the rain??? Well that just brought out the uniqueness of it all. So thank you Giselle & Todd for braving the rain and being so patient.

Rainy daze.......

its almost a certainty here in Australia, that if we're not enduring a drought, we 're drowning in flood waters caused by 'full moons/king tides and cyclones'! Yes........ our weather sure is nothing but unpredictable! With our tanks almost empty {yes guys we're self sufficient and collect our own rainwater for everything from drinking to flushing the loo}, and our pool going below the pump line..... I think its fair to say I had a few sleepless nights wondering when our next rainfall would be! But fear not! Cyclone Olga (or 'ex cyclone' Olga as the weather guru's are calling her) has come up trumps! With lashings and lashings of rain we now have a full tank - yayyyyyy! We also have a few trees down, and one rather large gum that is listing heavily to the right.......ooops! Time to get the chain saw out! But we can't have everything!

So here are a few rainy daze pics.......can't shoot in this weather, not everyone sees the 'art' in drowned rat pictures??? So I've resorted to taking pics of .......well the sky, and trees and raindrops and Ollie!

Happy birthday to my niece Lottie! Pressie is in the post (ish) - {by 'ish' I mean its wrapped and sitting next to me on my desk with my full intention of posting it tomorrow} ;) Miss you guys so much xxxxxx