During the winter months there are often few opportunities to get out and photograph, especially the kind of subjects I like to specialise in, so once I get all the business housekeeping tasks out of the way, I tend to concentrate on design related work. It always happens though, that when you have the time to go out, it is either blowing a force nine gale, pouring with rain or is just grey and miserable yet when there is some snow or frost about and it is a nice day for photography, there is a deadline to meet or a rush job to get out or a client needs some help. Typical!

Yet it wasn't as bad as it could have been - I think we must live in the only part of the country not to have had any snow! Surprising since we're in the foothills of the Pennines and it is such a shame, as I love photographing frozen grasses and leaves, thawing flower heads and winter landscapes. I also really enjoy walking in the hills on a cold brisk day. For several days now, I've watched scenes on the news, heard stories and seen pictures from others of snow covered trees, winter countryside and even urban scenes, yet all we got was a little flurry that didn't even settle! Its so unfair.

Perhaps we'll get another cold spell before Spring.