Rosewood Roar

 

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Dress: Anthea Crawford satin

Sneakers: Adidas via TK Maxx leather

Bag: Urban Originals vinyl

Cuff: Wallace Bishop silver

Bangle: Gift, vintage silver

Facemask: Oroton woven hemp

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I'm so excited to be sharing all the gorgeous pictures of a recent morning spent exploring the history of the small town of Rosewood, particularly its prehistoric past, culminating in a trip to the local library for a free "dinosaur dig" talk & fossil hunt for kids! Avid readers of this blog may already be aware that my cousin's two rambunctious munchkins are absolutely obsessed with both dinosaurs & science & both apparently have dreams of becoming paleontologists in the future (you know, as well as racing car drivers, astronauts...) so it was a great opportunity for a country drive, some fresh air & a spot of "lifelong learning" over the school holidays.

For the occasion, I wore a gorgeous floral satin shirtdress with faux wrap skirt in gorgeous shades of burgundy, pink & cream from celebrated Australian designer Anthea Crawford (slightly altered by taking the sleeves up owing to the Queensland weather) that I styled with a casual & comfortable pair of white leather sneakers with black patent stripes from Adidas that I found at my local TK Maxx store for under $30 (serious bargain), a black vinyl crossbody bag from Urban Originals to carry all the essentials including my hand sanitizer while keeping my hands free to wrangle children, a brushed silver cuff from Wallace Bishop, vintage silver bangle that some dear friends gave me years ago & finally, the obligatory black woven hemp facemask from Oroton to help keep myself & others safe during the pandemic.

Scroll down to see how it all unfolded...

Johnston Park, 61 John Street

This park contains a fibreglass reconstruction of a theropod (meat eater) that lived in the area during the Middle Jurassic period more than 165 million years ago as well as ornithopods, which are two-legged plant-eaters of a much smaller size. Evidence of the occurrence of these dinosaurs in the area comes not from fossilised bones but from fossilised footprints in Rosewood & the surrounding areas of Dinmore & Oakey. These footprints were discovered in the 1930s during tunnel mining for coal in the Ipswich area. In fact, in one Rosewood mine, a five metre trackway was discovered, likely formed by a dinosaur walking that path many times.

Pedal Power

Choo Choo!

Uncovering fossils...

Making scientific "rubbings" of found fossils...

Cobb & Co Heritage Park, 27 John Street

Part of the Cobb & Co Tourist Drive that runs between Ipswich & Toowoomba via the Lockyer Valley & celebrates the first mail route when service commenced in the area in 1866, this beautiful park is a "staging post" on the original line, where passengers would have stopped for comforts (food, toilet facilities) during the journey. It contains a full-sized replica of a Cobb & Co coach as well as replica "penny farthing" bicycles from the era.