easter...

is all about good food and sweet treats shared with those you love x

finding treasures...

Among the treasures found while packing up the family home with my dear Dad, was this sweet collection of silver spoons. They belonged to my Grandmother - and have travelled the world.  There is a date on one - I imagine it must be the date of my mother's Christening, just under one month after she was born.  I know for sure that spoon has been to England, Kenya, New Zealand, Brunei and Australia.  I wonder who has held them; what stories were told as sweet treats were eaten...imagine the secrets they could share!

Do you think that little one is a forget-me-not?  How appropriate...

And the pinking shears - what a fabulous find, still in their original packaging (that alone intrigues me).  I'm not able to sew (oh, how I wish I could), but I love these!  They just need to be sharpened and polished up and they really will be just like new!

early morning...

There is magic in the early morning light.  And early morning autumn light just seems to have a warmer, softer glow.  There is the promise of a fresh new day ahead, of new things, new beginnings and sacred serenity with just the lull of the waves for company.

Perhaps next time I will take note of the 'first light' time rather than sunrise and capture the glory that is the sun appearing on the horizon and the colour that dances amongst the clouds...

after the storm...

Poor Tamborine Mountain took a battering a few weeks ago...the storms were ferocious and the damage immense.  I can only imagine how terrifying it was for the animals that call the rain forest home.  Century old trees uprooted and tossed around like twigs...palm trees didn't stand a chance.  Slowly though, there are new signs of life...the prettiest of pretty shining through.

I had gone into the forest to practise my photography after completing a wonderful workshop on the sunshine coast (which has also had its fair share of inclement weather these last few months).  I learnt so much and hope to master the art with an understanding of the basics under my belt.  I had hopes of capturing a glorious sunrise over the pacific ocean one morning but was greeted with the greyest of skies (not a picturesque cloud to be seen, just a blanket of grey!).  Who knew that the sun could actually just appear high in the sky without so much as a pink peek on the horizon?!  So one sacred sleep-in lost and some enthusiasm thwarted!

I so much want to gain some confidence with my photos, to look at them and be just a tiny bit impressed with what I can achieve.  You may have to persevere with me I'm afraid!