the first thing the hits you in the face when you arrive is the large contigent of emus and kangaroos - old, young and scatty teenagers - that are incredibly friendly and in abundance...
"walk this way...talk this way"...(80's melodramatic guitar fades out)
there was in fact so much wildlife up close and personal that lucy was bored...go figure...
donnelly river in its former life, was a timber community, with a mill and school, and the old homes and buildings are a photographers dream...please God, keep the spring light and blossoms and leaves and goodness for just 2 more weeks...
i could almost hear the cogs turning in mikes head when he spotted this...
the old mill is officially out of bounds...but we always carry bolt cutters as a matter of course...
there are so many 70's locations just screaming for some polaroid loving...
persuading the kids to take time out from freely wandering to pose was difficult..but that is why mr peters creameries made drumsticks...lucy took a little more convincing than normal...
ka-chow...
daisy, of course, knows the drill...walk, turn, pick a flower, smile...
a skater, 15, unruly hair, killer eyelashes, hidden smiles...we finally convinced caleb a few shots would look awesome on his myspace...
this would have to be my fav shot of the day (...oh, and its mine...) for many many reasons (are you freakin kidding me?...look at the door and the wall and the angle and and...) but definately because i have finally been able to capture one handsome young man...
you are literally surrounded by the magnificent karri's - its so quiet and surreal at times...
we continued our meandering and found even more 70's icons - my view...
mike's view...
as is often the case...i turned my back and he was gone...hey babe - fathers day!!!!...
so the kids and i - minus the father - found the old playground of the school...now this bought back scary memories of my childhood where i was literally knee high to a grasshopper (as repeated many times by many laughing uncles) when playground equipment was seriously intended to break limbs, cause nightmares and was in no way government approved...
daisy fell in love with the huge swing...
and the rockin boat thing that nearly tipped her over...
but i drew the line at letting her on the slide of death...i'm sorry there are no images of the kids on this horror - i was hiding behind a tractor tyre with my eyes closed...
ok all you gen x kids - remember this see-saw - no handles, no safe height, no soft sand??? just one long plank of fear...
i dragged the kids away - forgot my blood pressure meds so there was no possible way they could remain - and we went to inspect the old school house...father of the year was already there and snapped this pretty tree...
the balcony and beyond was so pretty...
all too quick light was fading and we had a long drive home, so we broke the news that we were heading home...unimpressed is an understatement...
so we bribed them with a few more bog laps around the town to wave goodbye to emus and kangaroos and my heart skipped a beat when we discovered this little corner and all was well the universe (well mine anyway...)
if you have kids and like sunday drives, we can not recommend this settlement enough...show them how life was when you were young and free and life was as safe as timber cottages with camellia covered verandahs...
donnelly river in its former life, was a timber community, with a mill and school, and the old homes and buildings are a photographers dream...please God, keep the spring light and blossoms and leaves and goodness for just 2 more weeks...
i could almost hear the cogs turning in mikes head when he spotted this...the old mill is officially out of bounds...but we always carry bolt cutters as a matter of course...there are so many 70's locations just screaming for some polaroid loving...persuading the kids to take time out from freely wandering to pose was difficult..but that is why mr peters creameries made drumsticks...lucy took a little more convincing than normal...ka-chow...daisy, of course, knows the drill...walk, turn, pick a flower, smile...
a skater, 15, unruly hair, killer eyelashes, hidden smiles...we finally convinced caleb a few shots would look awesome on his myspace...this would have to be my fav shot of the day (...oh, and its mine...) for many many reasons (are you freakin kidding me?...look at the door and the wall and the angle and and...) but definately because i have finally been able to capture one handsome young man...you are literally surrounded by the magnificent karri's - its so quiet and surreal at times...we continued our meandering and found even more 70's icons - my view...mike's view...as is often the case...i turned my back and he was gone...hey babe - fathers day!!!!...
so the kids and i - minus the father - found the old playground of the school...now this bought back scary memories of my childhood where i was literally knee high to a grasshopper (as repeated many times by many laughing uncles) when playground equipment was seriously intended to break limbs, cause nightmares and was in no way government approved...daisy fell in love with the huge swing...
and the rockin boat thing that nearly tipped her over...
but i drew the line at letting her on the slide of death...i'm sorry there are no images of the kids on this horror - i was hiding behind a tractor tyre with my eyes closed...
ok all you gen x kids - remember this see-saw - no handles, no safe height, no soft sand??? just one long plank of fear...i dragged the kids away - forgot my blood pressure meds so there was no possible way they could remain - and we went to inspect the old school house...father of the year was already there and snapped this pretty tree...the balcony and beyond was so pretty...
all too quick light was fading and we had a long drive home, so we broke the news that we were heading home...unimpressed is an understatement...so we bribed them with a few more bog laps around the town to wave goodbye to emus and kangaroos and my heart skipped a beat when we discovered this little corner and all was well the universe (well mine anyway...)if you have kids and like sunday drives, we can not recommend this settlement enough...show them how life was when you were young and free and life was as safe as timber cottages with camellia covered verandahs...joanne and clive...we are counting the days...
3 comments:
Awesome photos guys. My Mum (Vicki) actually grew up at The Donnelly. My Pop worked at the mill. She will love these shots!!! See you in a couple of weeks.
Bronnie. xx
How about that moody young renaissance man juxtaposed among those sunny girls (well almost, sans Lucy, heh!) (and latter sulky shots of Daisy) and the retro 70's! (I feel old) The backdrop, the trees, and the gorgeous light. Magnifico!
Chez
Hi Mike & Kylie
Luv these photos, glad you enjoyed donnelly it is amazing fun for the kids. I did pray to the allmighty to leave the rain away informing him that I was only on this earth a short time an it will be an infinity when I get up stairs. Boy is he in trouble (yes it was raining). But I know you guys are experts with catching the light and the mood. Can't wait to see our wedding photos. Joanne and Clive
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