Mount White Day 3

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Day 3 started out much like Day 2, in that straight after breakfast Miles wanted to dance to The Gummy Bear Song (be careful with clicking that link, the tune has been caught in my head all day long ahaha).

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Super grey day today, but hot nonetheless so we all still hung around the pool. Miles still isn’t quite brave enough to jump in yet, but he loves splashing water all over Richie!

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LOL at my Mum’s T-Shirt.

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Hey Leo!

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Jamie getting rumbled by the boys.

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Hey Miles!

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Wind picked up a bit in the afternoon so the kite came out!

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Richie x Justin Jam Sesh


Richie and I having a proper jam for the first time, excuse the looseness! We were on the red, haha!

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Mount White Day 2

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Woke up to the sound of rain, but it soon stopped so I went for a bush walk down the very nicely landscaped rock gardens out the front of the property.

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On the wall in my little studio, a 3D map of the area, the red dots are where we’re staying!

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Found this tractor off the beaten path.

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Plowing flowers.

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Miles splashing water, he’s not brave enough to swim yet, maybe we’ll get him in the pool tomorrow!

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Poolside bliss.

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Jamie and Richie on the edge.

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I have a thing for succulents, and they’re all over this joint!

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View from the inside.

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And out on the deck. Would never tire of this view!

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Baby Leo, smashing down some broccoli!

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Easel in the art studio.

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Lots of fine china on display too.

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Lady of the house is up to date on fashion. Vice magazines and books, and a whole volume of RUSSH Magazine too.

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Found this photo album on the communal bookshelf which was full of photos from the 30’s. Shots of skinning cows outdoor, planes in empty fields, awesome stuff.

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Afternoon chills. The kids just got up from their afternoon nap.

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They’re so awesome when they just wake up!

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Miles dancing.

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I’ve been doing a spot of bushwalking too, have tried to make my way down to the river from up here, getting closer every time!

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Australia!

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Richie on the BBQ, steaks for dinner!

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Hey Baby Leo!

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Leaves! I’ma gonna eat them!

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And now for some tongue out action!

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Oh, and dat sunset! Gahhhh.

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Mount White Day 1

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Mum and Miles by the pool.

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Ah, the serenity.

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One of the 2 people who own this place are artists who paint and make sculptures. This one was on the land quite far away from the main house.

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They’ve got a free standing art studio too, nice of them to leave the doors open!

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That view of the bush outside! Amazing!

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The tool shed!

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A quick storm passed, then we were treated with a glorious sunset.

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Spending the next 3 nights in Mount White with my family, on a 50 acre property high up overlooking the Hawkesbury River with absolutely no neighbours in sight! Just amazing. We’re in heaven and we can’t get over how beautiful it is out here (yes I have wifi too haha).

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Mount White Getaway

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Home for the next 3 nights! A little break away with Mum, Jamie, Richie and their 2 kids Mile and Leo, strong quality family time! I’m so looking forward to this!

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Facet Studio

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Portraits of Olivia Shih & Yoshihito Kashiwagi of Facet Studio, an architect firm based in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan.

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Nanami’s Mums Apartment by Facet Studio

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Elizabeth Bay.

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What a view!

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Nanami’s Mum, finding her Zen.

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The dining room.


Detail.

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Yoshi and Olivia hired Sydney based Photographer Robert Walsh, be sure to check out his folio, love all his architectural photography.

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The front room.

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The kitchen.

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Hey Yoshi! He’s so photogenic! Don’t you think?!

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Yoshi and Olivia reviewing Robert’s shots.

Today I hung out with Yoshi and Olivia of Facet Studio, who have just finished renovating Nanami’s Mums apartment. If only I had before shots… there’s just so much more light now! The darkness and heaviness has now gone and there’s just such a much better flow through the apartment now (so interesting as there’s almost always 2 ways to get into the one room). Love the subtle Japanese influences too. The carpet reminds me of tatami mats, the dining room reminds me of a traditional tea room.

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Brunch at Bootsdarling

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Quiche.

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Smashed peas and salmon.

Delicious brunch with Nanami at Bootsdarling.

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Myplates x JDMST EOYM

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JDMST EOYM

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Inception! Berty shooting Scotty shooting Sarah!

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Berty and Scotty (with an a7S even!) at work.

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Love how the Zen Stand lit up tonight!

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A shot from Mitch’s drone. I counted over 1000 cars, easy!

It’s 1.17AM and I’m still up, surging, maybe because I had one too many coffees at Brewristas earlier today with Alain as well as Pauline and Mark from Red Lantern Restaurants (I’m usually a one coffee a day guy). Or maybe it’s because the rain held off at the JDMST EOYM tonight and my gamble to go with my gut paid off with over 1000 cars coming out to play!

The forecast a week out was thunderstorms for Monday night. Earlier today BOM had issued a severe weather warning. 70% chance of rain out West became 80% later in the day. My phone was going CRAZY with SMS messages and messenger messages asking if the meet was going ahead or not. I also had some suggestions to postpone the meet, some suggestions came from really level headed people too, which I admit, started to sway me from listening to my gut. But hey, I’m the luckiest guy alive and my gut said it wasn’t going to rain, and too right, it didn’t rain! Not a single drop!!!

What an awesome meet. All the doubters missed out (as usual), so too all those who complained about the meet being held on a Monday night (seriously, it’s not a rave, or pub crawl?! Not like you’d be late for work the next day, or hung over?! It’s just 3hrs in a car park!!! I can’t see the difference between going to a car meet, or, say… dinner out?!). JDMST EOMM’s are back, baby! Here’s to a meet a month in 2015!!!

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