Tuesday.

Today I went for a walk and these are the things I found (sans the moustache photo, being the child I am, I couldn't resist sticking the false eyelashes I was given at a shoot to my face).

I find the sky endlessly fascinating and beautiful, hence the millions of pictures that probably all look the same to a non sky-gazer.. But it's my blog, not yours, so I will continue to post pictures of the beautiful sky for as long as I live! So there.
xx

last weekend

This fairy floss was thrown on the ground by a shit kid, who was old enough to know how to use a bin, as the family was walking away the Mum turned back to us and said "There's a very good reason why abortions were invented". It was the funniest and most brutal thing I have heard in ages.

I baked mini cupcakes for my love because he let me sleep in instead of helping him set up his market stall at 4:30am. They had delicious chocolate icing and silver cachous on them in the end but I forgot to take a photo.

Fuck I'm glad I'm not a teenager anymore.

I'm seein robots

Pipe dreaming.

I just stumbled across a blog and thought I would share an excerpt of a post that I loved. I have a feeling I know who this blogger is and it makes me appreciate him as a person so much more now that I have more of an insight into his thoughts...


"Everybody fears that which they do not understand. Should you live your life in fear? Fuck no. Should you live your life according to someone else’s opinions or point of view? Again fuck no. Should you live your life the way you see fit? Fuck yes. Why? Because you have to do what makes you happy. Life is too short to wallow in self pity and misery. If pottering around in the garden makes you happy then do it. If you derive joy from simply watching other people do things then buy a comfy chair and sit and enjoy the view. People live and die without doing things the way the want to simply to keep other people happy. I see this as living in fear. Living in fear that others will perceive you as different, and what is different isn’t acceptable. But being different is what makes you a little more special than the rest."


I especially love the part about pottering around in the garden. Every time I criticise someone, whether it be in my head or out loud, I try to take a step back and appreciate that maybe they're doing whatever it is because they absolutely love it and it makes them happy. Maybe they were inspired and maybe they're living out some pipe dreams. And really, who am I to pass judgement on someone who's just doing what they love?
I think maybe if we all spent a little bit less time criticising what other people are doing and a little more time enjoying life then everybody would be a lot better off. Yes yes, i know it all sounds terribly cliched but next time you find yourself having a little whinge about something that someone else is doing, think about it - are they doing it because it's something that they love? Imagine, I mean, really feeeeeeel the love they're putting into whatever it is and put it into something that you're doing. I guarantee that not only will you find yourself doing better things with your time but you will do a better job at those things and feel better about doing them!


And if all else fails and you're feeling like this person is absolutely a waste of space when they - for example - argue with you for liking a tv show that they don't - just think "well that was a little bit silly, wasn't it?".
I learnt that little gem from a friend who had learnt it from a psychic and it never fails to make me giggle when I think of it. To be able to have a little catch phrase like that in times of need is excellent because it allows you to address the situation in your head, realise that it really was petty and that it is not doing you favours to dwell on it, and therefore you are able to move past it.

Try both, change the world.

xx

Sneaky peek at my recent shoot with Amber Toms. 

I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of these photos to my inbox for the past few months. I am so happy with how they turned out! It was a suuuper long day but we had a fabulous team - Photography by Amber Toms, Makeup by Lily Fontana and hair by Lisa at Lila Boheme.
Yes yes yes, definitely in love - I am so impressed by people who know how to do all these fancy effects on photos. It's high on my list of things to learn asap, right behind learning Italian (which is going abbastanza lentamente, ma inesorabilmente. Thanks for asking).

xx

Little bits and pieces

My beloved Gwennie <3

Double rainbows on the way to Toowoomba

Playing

Bag'o'fortunes

Sunrise at the markets

The view from my new part-time house

Excellent sticker pointed out to me by mister ghft

Taxidermied animals that scared the living bejeebus out of me - from the new room at BoxVintage