Hayley Johnson Photography {Inactive}

I very well might be totally biased, as Miss Maddison is the eldest of my ever-growing bunch of beautiful nieces, but this shoot was a lot of fun and a wonderful success, despite Maddi's hair and dress being completely covered in bindies within minutes of reaching our location {Sorry again Princess}!

I'd had my heart set on having Maddison's shoot at this location from the moment I saw it whilst driving by.

The beautiful rendered house had obviously been long since forgotten, but still oozed the charm of a once much loved home. A glimpse through an open window revealed smooth grey polished concrete floors, walls built from old red, rounded bricks and arched doorways.

The front porch rails appeared at first to be made of random branches giving a beautiful rustic feel, but on closer inspection it became evident that someone had taken the time to sculpt them from concrete - a theme which carried on through what was once a much loved garden...

Large baskets made of more concrete filled with soil, sat upon the footpath, perhaps once the home of beautiful spring bulbs.

And somehow amidst all the overgrowth and debris there still grew a garden bed filled to the brim with magnificent yellow Jonquils - What a perfectly fitting metaphor for this very shoot!

2009 was destined to bring change to Maddison's young life - An Interstate move that would separate her from her extended family with whom she had spent most of her days and the cousins with whom she shared a bond much like that of siblings.

The details of those changes would not be evident to me until our recent visit which brought me new insight into who Maddison has become in our absence... No longer just a little girl, our Maddi has grown into a lovely young lady.

She has a certain air of grown up elegance and grace about her, with still just a hint of that childish innocence and cheek that we love so much.

I am just so very proud of her.

We Love You Princess!

xox