If you wondering about the absence of any blog posts last week its because every now and then I like to switch off the computer and do other things.

Other things like long walks. The camera has been left in the bag at home for a change. Sometimes you need to experience things that can’t be captured in pictures – the smell of cold, earthy fields, frozen air, Turner skys thick with snow and winds that wake the mind and soul from a dreary, winter slumber spent indoors. Of course there were sights to photograph but those will remain framed in my head and thats enough sometimes.

I’ve been enjoying the company of my children alot too. They won’t be at this wonderful stage forever and its great to just be silly, dance, sing and cuddle with them. We’re really into ‘The Wiggles’ at the moment.

I’m also reading one of the books Santa brought. It’s the latest from Annie Leibovitz and I really recommend it to all. Her collected work is amazing and she has some great stories to tell about the people she has met on her photographic journey.

I’ve had the time to watch a few movies such as ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ I’m a big fan of Phillippa Gregory and have read most of her books. The film didn’t cut it for me as far as the characters were concerned but I really enjoyed the cinematography and the costumes.

Also watched ‘PS I Love You’ and cried alot. In fact I was blubbering like an X-factor contestant.
A lovely, sweet, romantic story with lots of funny Irish humour and great music. I’m probably the last person to see this as I never get to the cinema these days and watched it on the box instead.
Note to American women. I haven’t seen too many ‘Gerry Kennedy types’ when out walking the Irish country lanes. If there were, the roads would be over-run with female power walkers of all ages and we would save a fortune on ‘Go Walking’ health campaigns! You are more likely to find some old fella walking a shaggy, mongrel more ancient than he is… or a great, big, stout, balding farmer in stinking wellies piling up the road with 30 cows in tow shouting obscenities at them. But you never know – there is always the dream. Of course, not that I will be worrying about it, being happily married and all.

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Anyway, I had a lovely photoshoot today so I’ll be posting on that pretty soon.
But for now, back to that book…