little brother's b'day

yep today. september 14 is brad's birthday. i've known him for a few years now. :)

we grew up together and i really couldn't have picked a better companion. there was kambalda, bougainville, telfer, kalgoorlie, teutonic bore, australind and kalgoorlie again. that's where he's stayed after a short stint in perth.


we caught tadpoles in the stream behind the school in arawa, looked for painted boiled eggs for easter with the neighbour's kids, watched dad float out to sea on the lilo and weathered an earthquake together.


there are memories of mulberry fights at nan's and double gees surrounding the slide and swings across the road. oh, and frank's mr whippy icecreams.



there were boondie fights, and bikes and red sand dunes. pretend circuses in the backyard, surviving cyclones and driving through fires to get to mum and our new little sister.


we made it through highschool without killing each other. always a bonus. and now he's a dad with two boys of his own. and getting married next year.

happy birthday brad. i'm glad that i got you as a brother. love always from your big sister. xx