Hello April! ...

 

 Its Springtime! You probably already knew that but I am quite excited about it! Like most people I am hoping for warmer days and long summer nights, it just makes the days feel so much better and longer!

So recently I haven't had much time to dedicate to photography or blogging, especially as I am in my last semester at University (hopefully!) and so things are a bit over the top crazy with work! I did however make time to upload these which I thought screamed spring! I really loved these muted toned, purple/pink roses, especially considering they didn't have any thorns! I don't often have fresh flowers, which I have seen on a lot of other blogs and so I thought it was nice to try something different and take photos of them.

Also you have possibly noticed the new look on the blog, including my rose themed title, I decided to update the title image each month to keep things fresh!
I hope you enjoy it and I hope you are having a great Spring!
Jasmine X

(All images are mine)

 

Oxford and Blenheim Palace

 

So in November of last year I visited Blenheim Palace and Oxford. It is such a beautiful place and there was plenty of opportunities for photos! I never had a chance to upload them before now mainly because I have been so busy with university!

I love the architecture I was able to capture, there was so much to see! Blenheim Palace is in particular an amazing place. It is so grand and every room is decorated so perfectly! We had tea and food within the Palace orangery which felt so posh and proper and was all round lovely!

We stayed over a night and visited Oxford for the next day, which although was very very cold, was a lovely day out. In the main town they held stalls decorated with Christmas ornaments and foods alongside the many small individual shops with Oxford merchandise. We explored all the tourist sights after consulting a map; notorious with Morse and Endeavour and several other English dramas!

I would definitely recommend a visit if you are in the area, especially Blenheim Palace.

 

Cold, grey January days

Its late January which means the winter months are slowly moving on, with Spring in sights (sort of!). For the cold winter months which are often bleak and grey its best to spend time inside, sit down and try to keep warm! As I currently spend days at home often, working on my university assignments, my usual lunch on these cold January days is a bowl of warm soup; which I love! Its one of those elements that I really enjoy about cold days, being able to eat comfort food in a warm central heated home. I like different variations of soup and this one (shown) was Potato and Leek. I added dried herbs and crushed walnuts which added some crunch, and of course made it look nice!

 

I hope you are having a great January!
 

Frosty early mornings!

I am posting again after months of neglecting my blog! I am at University and so things are very hectic right now! Just a quick post to say I have nonetheless decided to return to my blog and focus my posts on my love for photography and travel.

Although this winter has been quite mild where I live, last week we experienced a frost and cold temperatures, which I had to take advantage of! I went outside to take pictures in the early morning of plants in the garden. It resulted in the title image, and I found it really relaxing to be outside taking unplanned photographs of anything I saw (usually I have a plan of what to take!). It did result in cold hands and numb fingers, but nonetheless it was definitely worth it!

First visit to Cambridge

 

So earlier in the year I visited Cambridge for the first time.

The funny thing about that is the fact I don't live all that far away from it - yet I had never been!

It is the most gorgeous looking city (I think anyway) and I really hope to go back there soon!

The amount of really old grand architecture there was great, everywhere there were great photo opportunities.

I didn't upload these at the time mainly because my blog didn't exist then! (Its still an infant!) I'm uploading them now however and wondering what dates to choose for my next visit!

I hope you enjoy looking at these photos although you'll probably feel the same as me, in the fact I'm jealous that these were taken early spring and its now nearly the end of summer...

 

Jasmine X

(All images are mine)

 

 

Above was a little old-fashioned pub we stopped in.