So my trend of months between blog updates is at least consistent.
We're in the last stages of Spring now and nature's rate of multiplication is indeed very evident at the moment. The heifers are out in the fields, I'm up to three bee hives (no thanks to an early swarming) and the cherry on the cake is that Kristin and I are expecting our first baby.
Obviously, we are both very excited and are currently pricing up off road prams. With Kristin's morning sickness limiting us to cooking Alfresco on a nightly basis, the warm weather has come just at the right time.
On the animal front, all creatures are doing well. Those in need of a Nelson update will be glad to hear that the signs are still encouraging (touch cyber wood!) As mentioned earlier, I had an early swarm from one of my two hives. Several clumsy attempts resulted in the offending cluster escaping my efforts at recapture and as it was my first go at catching a swarm I'll have to put it down to experience.
On the work front, the wedding season is well under way and my first wedding of the year was for Samantha and Rick at Farington Lodge in Preston. They were blessed with great weather and the sun doesn't seem to have stopped shining since. The next day, I was at La Belle Epoque in Knutsford and have since worked at Rookery Hall, Peckforton Castle and Thornton Manor. All of these weddings can be seen on my facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mark-Williamson-Photography/145346932441

I'm back at Sandhole Oak Barn this weekend, nestled in the rolling heart of Cheshire, so fingers crossed that the good weather will continue for Cat and Chris.

On the commercial front, I've been back to where it all began and was commissioned to shoot some prospectus work for my old college, Mid Cheshire College in Hartford, but the highlight has been another workwear shoot for JCB on location in Sheffield.
My new assistant, Ted, and I spent a day shooting farmers an assortment of livestock and a couple of diggers on the other side of the Pennines. Beats sitting in an office, any day of the week!