“I BAWLED MY EYES OUT”

Eimeo Local, Michael Fordyce has been recognized for handing out jewellery and spreading joy in the community. Photo source: Facebook

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A local photographer was reduced to tears last week after an unexpected interaction during a routine photoshoot

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Nicole Alexzandra, owner and director of Meadow and Mist Media, was in the middle of a family shoot near the end of Mango Av in Eimeo when an older gentleman with a walker approached her.

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“(He) stopped and said hello…

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“But THEN, he handed me a beautiful necklace that he made himself,” she recalled in a Facebook post.

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“Yes, I bawled my eyes out and will never ever take it off! It truly made my day.”

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Nicole took to Facebook later that night to track down the samaritan and return the favour with a free shoot. Facebook user Paul Fordyce left a comment on the post within hours, identifying the man as his uncle, Eimeo local Michael Fordyce.

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“He is a ripper bloke,” Paul said.

“He has a lot of talents, one is making jewellery.”

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Michael Fordyce, 92, is well known in the local community. He often jokes he’s the “oldest resident in Eimeo,” and made headlines in 2017 when he and his wife famously decorated palm trees on their property with lost thongs.

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When Nicole asked how she could get in touch with him, Paul told her to simply “walk into his house.”

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“Have a cup of tea and a yarn—Uncle Mick and Aunty Judy will be the best company you have had,” he said.

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He warned, however, that they might not want their photo taken.

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