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January 6, 2018February 2, 2018

Share Six Blog Circle | January 2018 – Winter Light

Massachusetts Photographer | ©CeriHerdPhotography

Happy New Year everyone! This is my first blog post of 2018 so I want to take a second to say thank you for following me into another year. I wish you all a year that brings both great happiness and good health.

As I sit here on New Year’s Day under a cosy blanket, looking out the window at a blue sky and a blanket of snow, I cannot help but reflect on how far we have come this year. From the blistering heat of the Sonoran Desert to the Winter wonderland of New England, 2017 was a year of great change and climate extremes (a swing of 131F in fact).

This month at Share Six we’re looking at {Winter Light}. Let me tell you, this winter looks decidedly different to our winters in Arizona! I am completely and utterly in love with the soft golden tones of a cold northern winter in the forest:

My look at {winter light} wouldn’t be complete without my favourite image of our Christmas tree:

Thank you for joining us for another month at Share Six. Please continue around the circle by clicking HERE. I can’t wait to see how the lovely Kim of Kim Sidwell Photography interpreted this month’s theme.

Join us for this month’s theme by posting your {wonderland} images on our Facebook page at SHARE SIX and to our Instagram gallery, by tagging #sharesix and #sharesix_wonderland. A new theme will be posted on 6th January.

December 6, 2017December 4, 2017

Share Six Blog Circle – December 2017 | Wonderland

Massachusetts Photographer | Share Six Wonderland | ©CeriHerdPhotography

Another edition of the Share Six Blog Circle is live! This month the team are sharing their take on the theme {Wonderland}.

To me, and most of you I’m sure, Wonderland means Winter Wonderland. Specifically, Snow. But we’re yet to see any snow here this year. I grew up where we saw snow maybe once a year if we were lucky and it was hardly ever enough to build a snowman (just enough to bring the great British transportation system to a grinding halt), and I spent the last three years living in the desert. So yeah, not much snow there either.

So my children are incredibly excited to experience their first real snowfall this winter. The anticipation is excruciating! But whilst we wait on that I’m taking this opportunity to look through some archives to find some wintery treasures.

I’ve been to the Grand Canyon six or seven times now, and three of those times it has been covered in snow. The first time we went it was January 2nd and we were completely blown away that there was snow. We had literally no idea it was even possible there and had a tent with us so we could go camping! Lesson learned, hotel room found. In that and all subsequent visits I do think the winter is the most special time to visit, and in my eyes there is nothing more “wonderland” than the Grand Canyon:

A few years ago we rented a Jeep for a day and drove trails in and above Sedona, AZ. Coming from Phoenix and it’s warm winter, we were again completely unprepared (notice the lack of coats) and surprised to arrive at the summit of the mountain and be surrounded by snow! We even met a snowman!

This next image was taken at Saguaro National Park near Tucson. It was COLD. And it’s the desert. We were prepared with coats on this trip but it was still so surreal!

My final image this cycle, not a winter wonderland (yet anyway), but our new wonderland. New England in the Fall was a bucket list item for a number of years, and now we live in it:

Thank you for joining us for another month at Share Six. Please continue around the circle by clicking HERE. I can’t wait to see how the talented Liz of It’s Still Life Photography by Elizabeth Wilson interpreted this month’s theme.