The Missing 18 Months - May 2010

In May I had the pleasure of photographing a very beautiful friend, Hilary. Those are her legs up there. It was a great fun day and something new for me.

And in May my arse hit the net for the umpteenth time just to show that 45 year-olds can look okay under the right lighting, with a bit of Photoshopping and darkness and blur and masking texture.

The Missing 18 Months - April 2010

Monty came to visit in April. After having opened a second cup cake shop in Perth (Babycakes) he needed a rest. As part of his relaxation he played DJ to a group of our friends, all of whom were gob-smacked by how he twiddled his knobs so well.

After months of me complaining that I was going bald and my hair is too long, David gave me this marine style buzz cut. It's grown longer again, but looking at this, I think it should go back to this minimalist look.

The Missing 18 Months - March 2010

This photo was taken on a trip to Burra to visit Francis and Putu.

It's taken with the Hipstmatic app for iPhone - the app is just soooo much fun . . .

The Missing 18 Months - February 2010

February was festival month. We saw a number of things at the Fringe and a God-Aweful opera at the Adelaide Festival of Farts. The sword swallower (above) was from the Garden of Unearthly Delights opening night show.

We also did a Day on the Green concert seeing Diana Krall (Ms fan above was next to us).

Also attended Robyn's 60th which was held on a boat that traversed the Port River. I was official photographer and took lots of pics, a great night. As a treat a number of us travelled back to the Brompton Hotel in a stretch Hummer via Hindley Street.

Also did the Megaswim thing again. This time I had a water proof camera to play with!

The Missing 18 Months - January 2010

This photo of a yellow tailed black cockatoo was taken in a very special place, at Sinclair's Gully Winery at Norton Summit. Once a blackberry patch with a woodland poking through, it is now a conservation masterpiece and has been nominated and won endless Landcare and Tourism awards. We're proud to call the owners Sue and Sean friends . . . oh and they make a fantastic sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and bubbly. When you visit you will see one of my photos of the famous candlebarks in the nearby forest on the entry sign.

The Missing 18 Months - December 2009

We had Christmas and my birthday at Tanonga B&B about 20 km north of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. We flew across as they had just cancelled the ferry that cut 100s of kms off the journey from Adelaide. While there we visited Coffin Bay and had a lovely meal at the fabulous restaurant there. We also swam with seals and tuna. Magic trip. We're still paying for it.

The Missing 18 Months - November 2009

In November we went to Perth for Monty's 50th which was actually months before. The party was held outdoors at a recording studio and was transformed into a wonderous night club with chadeliers, several flat screen teles, mirror balls, lasers, circus cut out figures, inflatables with lights in them, a bench that could accommodate three DJs and during the night we had live performances from a Drag Queen, circus performers and more. We managed 8pm to 5am. Quite a feat for us.

The Missing 18 Months - October 2009

For David's birthday I bought him a joy flight in a Tiger Moth. It took off from Aldinga airfield. We stayed in the area for the weekend. We ate at two favourite restaurants, The Star of Greece, just down the road from the B&B and Fino at Willunga.