like father like son...

I wonder what the future will hold?! Happy Fathers Day Pa!

 Pa...

Moi...

OLD...

Myself and the evil twin galloped a little closer towards forty this year, celebrating a joined 76 years on this watery sphere... We celebrated at their new Paddington apartment with family and friends, where some gruelling pong battles were won and lost, before heading to the nearby Allianz stadium to watch the Socceroos trounce Jordan 5-1! Getting old ain't so bad... ; )

 Pa's pong domination!

 Handsome spectators...

 Paxton!

 What's up there?!

Family fun for all...

early riser...

manly family...

I've been spending a bunch more time in Manly in the past six months... My niece moved there last year, I often meet a friend and colleague there for work and I play for a northern beaches football team... It can be a frustrating place to get to and from, but, if you can make it work for you, it seems like a pretty idyllic lifestyle!

 Silky smooth...

 Summer sun slouchin...

 Silly...

 Dana dog!

Col living the dream...

stralya day...

What could be more Australian than spending an afternoon amongst the masses at Bondi Beach?!

A few friends, a couple o brews and splashing about it the Pacific as the sun goes down... This was how we spent our 'Stralya Day on the 26th of January earlier this year... 

 Beach babes and sandy sleepers...

 Small shacks...

 Hola guapa!

 Luce!

 Em!

 Chrissy B!

 Breeza!

 Matty D!

 Handsome!

 Naw!

 Kat!

 TEAM!

The old man and the sea... ; )

alfs boat shed explorations...

Photographic reconnaissance missions scouting new locations are almost always awesome.

New scenery, new shapes and, in this case, fun filled tinny trips from Alf Stewart's Boatshed in Summer Bay... Ever exploring!

 Early morning opera...

 Foglife!

 The old man and the sea... ; )

Shootin' sheds...

rules of engagement...

A lot can change in less than a year! 

Last September my favourite person in the world surprised me in Sydney Park by asking for my hand in marriage... Since then, we've planned and celebrated our Australian wedding and honeymoon'd down the east coast of Oz, among our usual hectic social and sporting calendars... : ) What a life!

So it was on that sunny September morning, I was surprised with bunting, bubbles and a slightly blubbering Lucy Higgins asking for my hand in marriage... LOVE...

You can read more about Lucy's proposal story here!

bondi black and white...

Ahhh Bondi Beach you are a cruel bitch at times...

This may look like a relaxing, picturesque summer afternoon, but what's not shown is the hour plus drive to cover 5km and the hour plus wait for a schnitzel in the local RSL in an attempt to avoid the same traffic on the return journey... Never again...

strikers on tour...

So last year, I played my first full season of 11 a side football with the Collaroy Cromer Strikers. Well, almost a full season... Sadly, I tore my MCL in my right knee, in the week before the grand final... Which we won, along with the minor premiership... Sigh...

Anyway, to celebrate an awesome season with a bunch of awesome peeps, we ventured north to Forresters Beach and enjoyed a lads weekend of drinking, FIFA on Xbox, drinking, playing beach football and... more drinking... Super stoked to have ended up on a team full of such ace peeps! CC!

 To the beach/pitch!

 Game on!

 For a hard earned thirst...

 Male models...

 Football fwends...

 The long walk home...

 Party crashers...

 Let the games begin...

 Captain's discussions...

Lights out!