Winter Wanderings ♥

Winter
is upon us, with her bitterly cold days, winds which burn your face and
those odd spots of wonderful sunshine which make everything feel lovely
again. This year is the first year that I’ve really struggled with the
cold. The tips of my fingers are always numb and I’m never fully warm –
even when sitting in front of a roaring fire.

I’m
trying not to let this deter me from getting out and about with my
boys, although it does take me an age to not feel frozen anymore once we
retreat back inside. The fresh air is worth it all though.

This
little blog has turned into a seasonal photography project – not on
purpose at all though. I think the overall lack of time for me to post
on here regularly coupled with my passion for snapping pictures has just
made it this way.

I have to admit though, I absolutely love that it’s turned out like this.

These
past few days I’ve gone on some winter wanderings with my littles,
taking the opportunity to capture the essence of a winter in Ireland on
camera – the cold grey days, the dampness everywhere, the undressed
trees, raindrops obscuring the camera lens and those odd spots of
sunshine filtering down through the clouds.

We
have a long winter ahead of us before those gorgeous sunny daffodils
and dainty little snowdrops start peeking up again, so I’m sure I’ll be
capturing even more wintry scenes in the coming weeks.

For
now though, here are my captures from this weeks winter wanderings –
cold, grey and wet, yet also sunny, clear skies and mildness, a display
of a typical Irish winter and it’s ever-changing weather.