Photo Friday: Farm girl in the NSW Southern Highlands
Posted by Caitlin on 19 Sep 2008 at 07:00 am | Tagged as: Australia, Photo post
Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia; January 2006
This is my sister Emma, age three, at the family farm in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It’s a beautiful part of the world with rolling hills and is quite evocative of parts of England and Ireland - although in this photo the drought is much in evidence. Emma is sitting on the hay bales, about 100 metres from the house, dressed her favourite pink dress and boots. You can also see my father striding down the field on the left hand side. This was a weekend property when this photo was taken but my dad and his wife and my small sister and brother have now moved down from Sydney full time.

So cute!
I hope they’re seeing more rain this year. I would have liked to send them some of the rain we had to drive through last weekend on the way home!!
Thanks for the sentiment but they have had more rain this year - quite a lot more, in fact, at least around the Sydney region. In Australia they say “the creeks run dry or 10 foot high”. - Caitlin.
What a cute photo!
And you’re right it does look like England/Ireland.
My grandfather had a farm in the west of Ireland. I remember playing around on hay bales when I was a kid. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Sorry for the delay in approving your comment - I’ve just moved house and I don’t have internet at home yet. - Caitlin
Super cute picture. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks very much! - Caitlin.
I really love this picture - there is something very timeless and evocative about it. You sister just looks so happy and peaceful, and the setting is gorgeous.
Thanks very much! This one is close to my heart. - Caitlin.
I’m running out of new ways to say “what a beautiful shot” each week… Like Mara, I love the timeless quality of this photo, but also the humor in a pair of pink boots… probably because one of my favorite things about toddlers is their absolute commitment to their accessories
It’s so true, isn’t it! Emma’s six now but she still loves pink and couldn’t do without her accessories. - Caitlin.