Genevieve's Adventures: Adventure Overload

Last weekend and the past week have been pretty nuts! 

Last weekend was one of the busiest, most exciting weekends at home I have ever had! 

Friday: All day Friday I had uni as usual, although at night I went to see the charming and talented Andy Bull with Sav. It was rather late when we got home, yet we had to wait up for our friend Lesley as we were going mountain climbing in the morning. We set the alarm and had a... uhrm... 1 hour nap, as we left at 2:30am to drive to Mt Ngungun. We arrived just in time for sunrise and it was glorious! (I only had my phone with me, so sorry about the quality of photos). 

We then went to Lesley's parents house and had breakfast with the majority of her family. The rest of the day was spent lazing around and doing assignment work.

That night we went to a gig (still running on only an hours sleep) where several friends were playing - Zeek Power, Seavera and Weathered. But the thing that most excited me about that night was that I was going to meet a Flickr friend, Marcus MB from Denmark and his friend Patrik from Sweden. It was so great to meet both of them, and we instantly got along and they got along so well with my friends also. It made my heart so happy! 

The next morning Sav, Adelaide and I went to Lesley's house to take photos for Adelaide's branding assignment. It was a ton of fun! First we iced some cakes, and then threw them at each others faces! You can see the final product, here. It is pretty brilliant! 

The next week was filled with small adventures and assignment doing. 

While out, we found one of Marcus' photos in an Australian magazine! (See the original here)

Later in the week I modelled for my friend Adam, and on the way home we saw the most incredibly beautiful sunset EVER!!!!

Which brings us to Friday. I handed in assignment 1/4 and went for a massive skate around the city with Marcus and Partik. We later went to Savannah's house, watched movies and showed the boys the ways of the Tim Tam. It was hilarious to watch.  

Then it was saturday (yesterday), an incredible day full of extreme adventuring. We woke up early, dropped Patrik off at the train station (as he away for the next month) and drove to Mt Barney.

After a few hours hike and a few pit stops (one for Marcus to take a photo and several to catch our breath), we finally arrived at the Lower Portals - a beautiful boulder filled scape with fresh water running between. After realising that there was a gap in the rocks we had to climb through, we finally made it to the swimming hole! It was an incredible spot with a fairly large body of fresh water, small waterfalls and gigantic rocks to jump off - as Marcus called said, it was a photographers playground. 

We swam in the icy water for a good hour or so, and took several photos. It was a brilliant day. 

OH! Also, I took a few photos which will be a series about being connected to your surroundings. Please check them out on my Flickr.

But now I am back to locking myself in my room, doing assignments. 

I hope you are all well. 

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Thank You, September.

Hello wonderful people. I am sorry for my absence for the past few weeks. I will be trying to blog more often, now that things have slowed down.  But I dare say, September has been a wonderful month. So here is a long post, full of photos of happy moments from this month. 

First off, it was a month of assignments - it felt like once I had finished one, I had to start the next. One after the other, after the other. So on an so forth. BUT it was okay, because this month was evenly balanced with happy, glorious moments. 

At the beginning of this month, two of my dear friends got married. The bridal shower was super wonderful. With flowers, tea, bunting, sweets and treats, Lesley's lemon meringue pie, Buddy Holly classics, many laughs and sweet friends, it was a wonderful time. 

Not long after, was the wedding! Such a beautiful day, full of joy, sunshine, tons of laughs, dancing and wonderful friends. The wedding was at Mt. Pleasant (yep, that's it's actual name - and boy, does it deserve it!).  The ceremony was so beautiful.  When my friend walked down the isle, she looked so beautiful and happy. I had to hold back the tears. After a few words, everyone sang a few worship songs (highly appropriate, considering the couple met on the worship team).  The music itself was beautiful - the voices of the guests filling the room, the groomsmen playing guitars and the groom playing the Cajon, it was perfect. (Again, I was holding back tears). 

Introducing to the world - Mr. and Mrs. Porter! Oh Happy Day ♥

The next while was filled with assignments and small, odd jobs. Although I did have one afternoon where I stopped, listened to music and watched the sunset. It just so happened to be perfect. I couldn't help but take photos of the sunset ( I ended up taking at least 45 photos, it was just that beautiful). 

The next week, the majority of my assessment was over and things were starting to dwindle down (in the uni sense).  

I had originally planned to shoot at the Queensland Museum, with exact photo in mind. On a day off (while hanging out with Sav) we decided to scout the location for the exact spot where I would photography - only to find that they had removed the exhibit that I had planned on shooting in.  So, we decided to spend the afternoon in the museum, perusing the animals. I now know, that my fear of taxidermy isn't just in my head. I actually have a fear of taxidermy animals. I am unsure whether this is rational or irrational. In any case, it is real. 

(I did enjoy the butterflies quite a bit, though). 

Next was the RAW showcase, something I had been asked to be a part of.  It was where a bunch of local artists, performers and musicians showcased their work. It was definitely an experience. Getting ready for it was rather stressful, as I had all of my assignments due over that time.  But once the assignments were over, it was exciting to see it all coming together. I had never exhibited my work, let along printed it out - so this was all brilliant. (So is having physical copies of your work. It just feels so much more special. I recommend doing it!).  Overall, I was rather happy. I sold a few small prints, got enquiries about future works and handed out a ton of business cards! Wooooooooooo (If you would like to purchase any of my prints, or enquire about any of my work/services you can email me at genevieve.althea@yahoo.com.au).

(Photos courtesy of Emily Nelson) 

Finally, was Riverfire. 

Being as blessed as we are, living in the house we are living in - we could see the fire works from our house. It was spectacular. 

The one thing I have gotten out of this month is that we don't spend enough time enjoying the smaller things in life, enjoying the special moments, the outdoors, and life itself. 

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