There's been a myriad of factors which have kept me from keeping this Blog as up to date as I usually do.  Mostly things of a personal nature, which meant I just didn't have the heart to write in what can best be described as a difficult past 4 weeks.  It's also been the sheer amount of work to get through, following my return from the Hunter Valley, then the Golden Rose, then the George Main, with another trip up to the Hunter tacked on to that.  And the kids have both been sick as well, and that never helps. So in an effort to put things back on track, with the Spring Carnival now well and truly upon us, I will start with the first of the Stallion Parades I photographed for the major studs whom are valued clients of mine.  I have now photographed Darley's Stallion Parade for them for the past 2 years.  As I've often said, the relationship with Darley is a special one, particularly with the boys on the farm, and of course, their wonderful, wonderful horses, wh