Sunday Night Rewind
{For this Rewind, I'm actually posting two posts which were originally published 23 and 26 September, 2009. These posts are favourites of mine with these old photos of our farm, even more significant to me now that we are here. It was also these photos themselves which inspired me to take more photos. It was a few months after these posts when Adam bought me a "proper" camera for my birthday and it kinda got stuck to my nose from then on.}
Family Album, part one
As you know, I love photos. I love taking them, I love looking at them, don't particularly love being in them.
Family Album Part 2
Three more from the wonderful Ray Henning, giving us glimpses into moments we wouldn't otherwise see.
Grandpa. Same day (photo is dated). Same shirt. Pretty happy looking. Perhaps he quite liked Ray Henning because really why would you look so cheerfully at a dude wandering around with a camera, not sweating and not heaving bails?
Julie
October 24, 2011 at 5:40 amYour grandpa looks so joyful and down-to-earth. It’s nice that you’re putting his story together and trying to know him.
alison@thisbloominglife
October 24, 2011 at 6:55 amThese have been my favourites so far too. I dug them out a while ago and showed them to my dad who came from the otherside of Kiama, towards Jamberoo. I’m hoping the trees I’ve planted, will be the ones I stay with from this time forward!
Helen aka countryscrapper
October 24, 2011 at 9:00 amFabulous pics, great post, great memories and stories to share.
And here, here, long live the farm!
Oh yeah, and those bales of hay ain’t exactly light are they, my hubby remembers many a year loading and stacking small bales himself (he’s only 37).
Sarah @fignutmum
October 24, 2011 at 3:10 pmThose photos are just wonderful.
Such memories to treasure.
Thank you for sharing.
elaine rickett
October 24, 2011 at 8:06 pmLove the old photos – black and white somehow make a place seem more magical don’t they.
nellymary
October 29, 2011 at 11:59 pmI love this post, and love the thought of you getting to know your grandfather….It’s uncanny I read this as my grandfather would have known yours as they lived in Foxground around the same time…although moved ‘into town’ to Oak Flats when it was not much more than a paddock. My grandparents are the Parrish family and the Cady family, both on my mother’s side.
Thank-you for sharing your photos, I can see my grandfather in your photos working the land, the way your grandfather and father are. That is something special you have shared with me.
Bee Girl
October 30, 2011 at 7:39 amThese photographs are absolutely fantastic! What a gift to have them to look back on (and compare to)!!!
Nichole
October 31, 2011 at 3:48 pmGorgeous photos! I love the two of the old tree – still standing in its crooked way. The photos of your dad sewing and having his tea are so lovely as well. Beautiful land!