On a perfect spring day at the Geelong College chapel Emily and Jeff were married in front of all of their family and friends. Jeff's one stipulation for his wedding was to have his photograph taken in a canola field. They were lucky to find just such a field on their way to the reception in Winchelsea. The yellow shone brilliantly in the bright sunshine and was offset by the moody blue of the sky.
Today we were fortunate to be granted permission to photograph a steam traction engine that is being restored by Portarlington identity Graeme Brown. Mr. Brown found the engine in a very dilapidated state at a clearing sale in March 2008 and has spent many hundreds of hours restoring it to its former glory.
Mr Brown has learned that the engine was used for threshing and chaff cutting on a property in Young, NSW and was decommissioned during the 1920's but has been unable to discover more of its history either before or after this time.
Mr. Brown is hoping to have the restoration work complete in time to display the engine at the Bellarine Agricultural Show on Sunday March 7, 2010.
More photos of the engine can be viewed here.
Lindsay and Kym spent the first half of June on a safari through South Africa and Botswana. For anyone travelling to the Southern part of Africa, we highly recommend Sunway Tours. Riaan and Speedy were our guides and made the entire trip totally awesome!! When we left the tour, we jumped the border into Zimbabwe and had a fantastic time at Bomani camp and Gorges Lodge. I will post more about our Zimbabwe experience later. Here is the photo album that we have put together from photos that Lindsay took on the trip This file is quite large and may take a little while to download - please be patient. Download AFRICA.pdf
