Intermission

Things are a little crazy at the moment. Living in between guest homes, hotel beds, and so on can be extremely tiring, taxing emotionally, and especially physically. It's been fun... definitely don't get me wrong, but try doing all that, plus shoots in between, and running your office and business virtually while on the move. Its INSANE! :p I feel like I need an extra 8 arms and 5 heads. But that would make me extremely ugly. And I fear I'd then freak out every single client or person I cross paths with. So perhaps not :p

As I am sitting here at 30 minutes past 1, for some abnormal reason, I am somewhat stuck on what to write. Perhaps it is the fact that I am just exhausted. Or maybe there is just so much clockwork happening in the rusty chambers of my brain that I just can't think straight at present. So when these enigmatic moments happen, the best thing to do is to sprinkle some highlights and wait for clarity to present itself to divulge the full story :)

Here are a couple of places our feet met with:

The 12 apostles, Great Ocean Road. 

The weather was absolutely AWFUL pretty much the entire time we were in VIC. In particular while we were galavanting around the beautiful Apollo Bay, the storms reached such a ferocious intensity in wave after wave of torrential rain and hurricane like winds, we were worried that the windows would shatter from the force. Thankfully, there were brief glimmers of sun, and when they came, they were glorious like below :) The 12 Apostles was definitely a HUGE highlight on this incredible drive on the edge of the Australian continent. 

Remnants of the VIC fires, Yarra Valley

The news of the vicious fires that ate up so much of the VIC landscape, was worldwide knowledge. But to know what is happening, and to SEE the aftermath in person is a totally different story. My heart literally crumbled as I saw the following scene.

It was common to have the above as the 'typical' backyard for alot of homes around the Yarra Valley. Ju and I travelled to this region to taste the wines, and we were warned not to go because of the recent fires. But I am glad we did. I think people need to know the kind of horrific damage that amassed from the disaster... so many homes were claimed, lives were lost, businesses burnt to the ground, and so much of the aussie wildlife have lost their homes. I saw the following image in the media, and it really is heart breaking.


My hope is that people keep supporting the pledge to raise money for the recovery of the region, but more importantly - go and visit the place. These people's lives revolve around the visitors and tourists that come to these places, so its so imperative to provide support in this manner too.

Random bits of nature, Cape Otway

Renting a car, and having a GPS is the best. You really get to stop wherever you like and soak in whatever peaks your interest. Here is something that made my eyes happy at Cape Otway.

And for those who are looking for images from shoots, here is a sneak peak! I know!! I hate sneak peaks, but like I always say, some images are better than none, right?? Enjoy!

Back soon with more postcards :) Please tell me if I should stop posting these!! I'd hate to be boring the living daylights out of all of you :)