Old friends…

We had a really wonderful weekend.

Filled with friends, and fun, and tonnes of laughter.

We spent Saturday night at my friend J’s farm.  Going there is like stepping off the hamster wheel and falling into a soft cloud of worry-free time.  The boys and I totally relaxed.

And on Sunday, we drove to Bowral to catch up with my oldest friend, Eliza, and her family. Eliza lives in Melbourne, and we haven’t seen each other for over 15 years.  We reconnected recently on Facebook (gotta love that!) and she invited us to her parents’ place for a leisurely day of catching up.

It was so wonderful!

She and I were inseparable from the ages of 4 through to 10, when I moved away, and I was really a part of her family during that time.

It was as though time had stood still.  Sure, we were all a lot older… but in all the ways that mattered, we were all exactly the same.

Eliza has two gorgeous daughters, and I was lucky enough to be able to photograph them ….

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  1. peskypixies’s avatar

    Sounds like it was a wonderful time!!!!

    Fab pics.as always!!!!

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  2. Carleen’s avatar

    a wonderful weekend and some gorgeous images. I just love the way you get such ‘drama’ (for want of a better word) in the catchlights of their eyes.
    its great the way old friendships can just flow on even after large spaces of time. I too have a friend from 0-12yr who I rarely see & only speak to a couple of times a year but its still just good old ‘us’ when we are together.

    glad you had such a lovely time.

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  3. Ellie’s avatar

    Love your work You have such amazing raw talent! Can’t wait to check your website.

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  4. sooz’s avatar

    Gasp! Those photos are the best you have taken yet Fe – what a truly gorgeous set of portraits!! I am almost speechless! I hope when I come up to Sydney next year you can work some of that magic on my girl – I would just love it. Although by then I suspect you will be so in demand that we won’t be able to get a slot or afford you!! :-)

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  5. Eveline’s avatar

    Wow! Such beautiful photo’s!!!! Would love a link to you website… :-)

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  6. Stacey’s avatar

    Those eyes! Those curls!

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  7. Amelia’s avatar

    Fe! Those photos are gorgeous, my favourite is the one with the green chair and the greenery in the background. It’s stunning.
    I’d love to check out your photography site – send me the link?

    xo

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  8. M’s avatar

    Of course I want the link. Honey. Gimme. :)

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  9. Wen’s avatar

    I love the photo where the flowers are in focus, but not the girl. But then, I would. All the photos are stunning.

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  10. MissyBoo’s avatar

    Sounds like a wonderful catch up and O.M.G those photos are amazing :)

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  11. le’s avatar

    wow wow and double wow fe – just amazing shots – the curls the eyes the colours … wish you were close – I’d get you to come and do the boys in a flash !!

    maybe I should send you down my pool boy :) he is prooving to be a very diliegent worker .. hee hee hugs le xox

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