At the same time as i was listening to these guys last night, i was also flicking through the pages of the latest country style magazine. The combination of strikingly beautiful music with the beautiful pictures and stories of the magazine put me into a pure and happy place. Even though it wasn't this exact image, when i was flicking through the magazine I remembered a scene in the 2008 movie Australia. Even though it was a questionable film in terms of plot, acting etc, it was a visually beautiful film. One image which I feel summaries all of what's been happening right now is this one.
The main culprit for all of this country love at the moment has probably stemmed from the weather (autumn always makes me feel this way) as well as the incredibly beautiful setting of my cousin's wedding on the weekend. Set amongst the lush dairy pastures of the South Coast farmlands, the wedding was crisp, elegant and subtle. The quintessential image of the weekend was the bride and groom standing in the field with a glorious sunset falling into the country I'd so quickly fallen in love with. The weekend was never close to cliché (or is that because it's my family? I often wonder how are own families are perceived by the caterers and co.) and was a beautiful chance to catch up with some family members I'd not spoken to in quite some time.
But in any case, it was a beautiful weekend, (with the exception of my messy behaviour after god only knows how many beers) with the whole experience resulting in my wanting to move to the country and live the slow life to the beat of the likes of mountain man.
