Melbourne 2017

The other month I went down to Melbourne to shoot this wedding and stayed at a lovely Airbnb, home of a florist and subsequently filled with plants and flowers (and lovely books). One book I read from cover and cover was 'note to self' by Connor Franta. The book is filled with stories and poems and photos and reminded me how much I enjoy writing little poems myself. I ended up filling my notebook with a poem a day and I'm going to scatter them through this post for you guys :)

I had to travel 

to get lost

to know I

wanted to be

home.

 

it takes a few turns to

find my true north

I adjust my backpack

and sling

my film camera

over my shoulder

peering down alleyways.

I've drawn myself 

a map creased in

my pocket and

as I dart across

to the shaded

side I ignore

my sore feet and

imagine all the wonder

waiting for me.

There's a fake flower

on the table

a dead rose

upon the fridge

a coffee book

glossed with petals

and within the glass

cabinet, a tiny bottle 

entrusted with rose mist.

my stomach holds

a tiny whirlwind

inside and my

hidden hands

shake inside

my pockets.

you can ask

yourself to be brave

and only hope

in return, you'll

listen.

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Chinchilla Cemetery

The other week I got to do something super fun - visit Ben at work! His job means he can be away for 6+ weeks at a time but then he'll have big periods of being at home too :) Normally he works in the middle of the desert but this time he was only 4 hours away - road trip time! I only stayed a couple of nights but I still look back on the trip with super happy thoughts:) I brought along my camera when I went to explore the local cemetery - which is today's post.  The rest of the time, I did laps of the pool, read books, napped and explored the town - it was amazing! Simple things, guys.  As for the cemetery, it did not disappoint with plenty of country town charm :) Oh and not to be too morbid but the thought of having cactus grow on my grave is pretty appealing!

On the drive home, I not only got to stop at the awesome vegan bakery I visited on my b'day, I also chanced upon this rad vintage playground in Murgon!

I'm sadly not normally one for doing things on a whim but I'm trying to live my life not so forward/routine focused and this trip was amazing for that *highfive* to myself :P

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