Three Cliffs Bay

To celebrate mine and my friend Eli's birthdays this year we decided to go on a day trip to Three Cliffs Bay in The Gower. We had it planned for ages but as it got closer to the date we realised the weather wasn't going to be on our side. But, we bit the bullet and went anyway and I am so glad we did. 

When we arrived into swansea it was absolutely hammering down with rain and we thought we had made a big mistake dragging all of our fiends on a soggy day trip. However, luck was on our side and once we got out of the cars the rain stopped and we got to enjoy a lovely few hours on the beach. 

I had never been to The Gower before but it has now become one of my favourite places in the UK and I will definitely be going back this summer when the weather is a little nicer. It was so peaceful and beautiful and I came away feeling so relaxed and happy. 

PHOTOBOOTH

Something that has become really popular at parties in recent years is having a photo booth. I absolutely LOVE taking photos and having them as memories so I really wanted to set one up for my Mum's party. 

I spent a long time researching how to do it on YouTube and Pinterest and in the end it was super easy. We have a small front porch so using a white sheet, I covered all of the walls up to create a plain background and decorated it using a gold foil curtain and string lights. I also printed the word photo booth out and stuck it above the door which I thought really added to the effect. I set the camera up on a tripod and then all that was left to do was for people to grab a prop and snap away. 

It was definitely one of the highlights of the night and now we have all of the photos of everyone who came to the party to keep. My mum actually printed a bunch of the pictures off and has included them in her Thank You cards which I thought was a really nice idea. Anyway here are a few of my favourite pictures from the night.

Breakfast in Clevedon

One of my favourite things to do is go out for breakfast on a lazy Sunday morning, so a few weeks ago we decided to head down the motorway to Clevedon for a change of scenery.  I love the seaside (even though this isn't the real sea but the river Severn estuary) so it was lovely to find a little cafe on the sea front to have our breakfast. I had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on granary bread which was amazing as you might be able to tell from the photo. After breakfast we had a look around a few of the little shops and then headed home, it was a very relaxing Sunday indeed!

Woodchester Park

 

One very warm evening last week my friend suggested we went to Woodchester Park for a few hours. I am pretty sure myself and the other girls moaned the whole way there because of the amount of hills we had to hike up on the way, but we apologised and took it all back as soon as we got to the lake because it was stunning. I am so glad I took my camera because the sunset was amazing and it was so nice to have a paddle in the cool water.

Summer Sunset

I am lucky to live in a place where beautiful views like this are right on my doorstep. So with the lovely weather we have been having in the UK in the last few weeks, I decided to take my camera out and take some photos as the sun went down over Stroud.

Sunday Funday

I went back to Gloucestershire at the weekend to spend some time with my parents and on Sunday we decided to take a little trip over to Bourton-on-the-Water. We visited Birdland and at first we thought it was pretty hilarious that a 21 year old wanted to walk around a bird park with her parents but we actually had a surprisingly good time. It was worth going just for the penguins!

 

 

feeding time

march of the penguins

We then went for a stroll around the village which has got to be one of the most picturesque places in the country (hence all the tourists). It was so nice to do something a bit different for the day and I definitely feel very relaxed and ready to tackle the rest of the week! 

 

P.s. I took all the photos on my new iPhone, I'm quite pleased with them especially as they were taken with a phone camera. oh technology!

a walk in the park...

 cheesy couple picture (sorry!)

At the weekend my boyfriend and I decided to go for a walk around Roath Park. Despite having lived 10 minutes away for the last year and a half I had never been before, and now I don't know why it took me so long to go! It is such a lovely park with a giant lake right in the middle. I've never been much of an autumn girl but for some reason this year I am loving layering up in warm clothes and being outside. I love the smells and colours at this time of year and it was so nice to wander around for a few hours in the fresh air. And of course no walk would be complete without stopping off at a cafe for a hot chocolate (with whipped cream and marshmallows obviously!)

Let's go to the beach

In July I went to Charleston, South Carolina for three weeks (it ended up being four weeks but that is a whole other story!) to spend some time with my boyfriend and his family. I took these pictures on an evening walk along Folly Beach. It was such a peaceful place and there was so much amazing wildlife I couldn't help but snap away. I took hundreds of photos but these are just a few of my favourites. I am a massive Nicholas Sparks fan and a lot of his books are set around the Carolina coast so I was especially excited to see a Loggerhead Turtle nesting area like he writes about in 'The Last Song'.

This part of the beach had just been reopened to the public after hurricane Irene swept most of the sand off the beach and tore down some of the original structures. It really was beautiful and I am very grateful that I got a chance to visit.