The cold finally arrived this weekend, about a week after the official start of winter. We woke up under our cozy duvet and my husband said to me, "wow, you were cuddly last night." A sure sign of the weather; I usually want as much personal space as possible. After six years here, I'm becoming a total wuss. Once the temperature drops below 25 degrees, I start carrying a sweater with me, just in case. When I lived in Vancouver, anything above 20 degrees meant summer. It's amazing how you adapt.
We've had quite a nice long weekend. On Sunday the three of us drove up to the Central Coast for Mason's birthday party. On the way there we went to Bouddi National Park, where I did a maternity shoot for a beautiful couple. I've never been before, but oh my is it ever beautiful there! It was wild and windy, but we rugged up Clementine and she had a wonderful time playing on the sand and exploring the cliffs. Afterwards, she wore her party dress and enjoyed the ruckus that is a kids' birthday party. We ended the day at our friends' place back in Sydney, where the social butterfly entertained us all with her shenanigans. By the time I put her to sleep, I was exhausted but buzzing with nervous energy from our day. I forced myself to unplug, do a restorative yoga practice and drink tea while reading my latest book. Tonight I'm aiming for another early bedtime because the baby (I wonder how long I can keep calling her that?) keeps waking up between 4:00 and 5:00am, not my preferred time to start the day. Here's hoping it's just a phase.
I hope you're all enjoying the last of your weekends, long or otherwise.
i got to spend the winter time in Gold Coast and Brisbane last year when I worked on some projects. what i like about it though, at the daylight, it's cold (at least for Indonesian like me) but not that cold,, and we still got sunlight! that last photo makes me want to jump to the water instead. i hope you stay warm there :)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful photographs. It doesn't look very wintery in the photos, which is great.
ReplyDeleteIt really is starting to get a little chilly in Australia, I must admit.
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Yay, so fun you did more maternity photos Gaby. I feel like your photography has been even more beautiful lately. And oh my gosh, seeing these gorgeous surroundings is making me want to pack my bags and visit you in Australia. Dreamy!!! <3
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos Gaby!
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh the comparisons between both climates. The pictures are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYeah adaptation is amazing! We've had a snow here and quite a bit of temperatures not above 10 degrees, so definitely feeling warm looking at your pictures. I always enjoy looking in on your wee bits and pieces - glad to hear that maternity photography is going along, you've got a talent with a camera. x
ReplyDeleteThought I recognised the board walk! This is where my Grandparents live, I love this beach and beautiful cliff top walk :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Gaby! Thank you so much for coming up to see us. We feel very special :) x
ReplyDeleteDear, your blog is fabulous! I like your photos!
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Gorgeous photos! Funny how perspective is, that looks warm to me! (oh Canada ha!)
ReplyDeleteI love the seasonal differences! Winter in Australia as we layer on the sunscreen here in Rhode Island! Lovely photos, sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteyour photos are always soooo breathtaking!!! here's to hoping clementine wakes up later in the mornings. i am hoping my little one does too!
ReplyDeleteLove the view! Looks like a great place for a photoshoot ;).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics Gaby!
ReplyDeletebeautiful ocean pics, such a stunning view
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