did you see it...

captured last night from Hastings jetty....

cold starts...

I have a friend who has a local radio show and during his Thursday morning show he put out a call for me provide him with a photo of the mornings sunrise. 

Here's what I could provide him with my reluctant 6 year old assistant in tow.

A big thanks to my gorgeous friend for making me a coffee whilst I walked around her farm and to the assistant for simply been the ace little thing that she is.

stay warm...........janis xx

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heading south...

I've just returned from an amazing long weekend in Tasmania where I attended the Australian Institue of Professional Photographers annual conference.

 The highlight for me was the incredible workshop on Bruny Island with the talented Richard Bennet and Jill Mure. 

Hobart is seriously gorgeous even with it's freezing conditions and persistant rain and Bruny Island - well it's just paradise.

Any boat rides that involve a full length wet weather suit is bound to be fun!

The boat ride to Bruny was both fast and rough however incredibly picturesque. 

Richard Bennet - an incredibly talented inspiration who was so forthcoming with help and advice. 

Not a bad spot to cook up the catch of the day. 

Yum, thanks for the amazing food Jill Mure.

I hope to visit again when the weather is a little kinder - when I can climb to this point and not be saturated from the rain. 

the simple things...

...so we asked the 6 year old what she wanted to do on this Queens Birthday public holiday...and well a sausage sizzle lunch at Coolart was her request. 

I love that she keeping it simple and easy and am hoping that she stays like this forever xx

damn nature...

...always making me late! 

Five...

So the year is now five moths old.........and I'm still working on my January to do list!

Winter is just a couple of days away and advertisers are already talking about the festive season - seriously where did it all go?

Somewhere where time doesn't seem to be an issue is Fiji where the flexible approach to punctuality is simply explained as "Fiji Time". We were lucky enough to spend a week there this month, a week in the warmth full of activities including a day with PJ's sailing adventures, evening dance shows, a local school visit, lots and lots off swimming... all topped off with a family parasail on the morning of our departure.

Now to go and get those winter clothes out.............

weather station...

....this branch on the back deck made for a good indicator of which direction the weather was coming from this afternoon after an intense but brief hailstorm!