Caren Barry

Photographer + Writer + Surface Designer

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  • :: I’ll always love holding her little hand ❤️ Looking at the photo has reminded me that I have a very similar capture of my granddad and I walking along the beach in Wales when I was a toddler. Definitely need to dig that one out of the photo album ✨ . Also, another one of Emilia wearing her newest @mamaowl_ merino wool suit. Always so cosy and perfect for our little adventurer. #emiliahannarose #lovemamaowl
  • :: I can’t quite believe that this photo was taken over 7 months ago...feels like yesterday that I was in this moment, snuggling my beautiful little baby. I said to James the other day, that I think I’ll be saying this to him for the rest of our lives 😆 . Life is so full at the moment, but I often feel like moments like these slip through my fingers much more quickly than they perhaps would have pre baby. Let’s be honest, it’s probably largely due to the significant lack of sleep now. I’m not complaining one bit though, just constantly amazed by how many lessons parenthood is filled with and forever grateful for this adventure. Also feeling quite emotional today and still trying to figure out why. . Cherishing this photo of my squishy 7 month Emilia wearing her merino wool fleece suit from @mamaowl_. I’ve had one in almost every colour for each size since she was a newborn ❤️ #emiliahannarose #lovemamaowl
  • :: scenes from my little birthday jaunt on Monday. We had to make a last minute change of plans, but the day was still so so lovely 💗 . Going to cherish the memories of that day and these photos of us playing on the beach so much – although the reality was me getting quite hot and flustered chasing Emilia around for the majority of it... this girl just LOVES shovelling pebbles into her mouth! Special memories nonetheless and @jamesjhume did a beautiful job at capturing these sweet moments with my girl, don’t you agree? 🌿
  • :: 31 today ✨💫 celebrating my Birthday with my loves in the best way I know how; brunch, flowers and beautiful wanders. There’ll be plenty of cake too 💛
  • :: oh October, you’re my favourite. Not just because it’s my Birth month, but the turning of the leaves and darker evenings make for some pretty magical days for me. The simple acts of wrapping up in cosy knitwear, heading outside for a walk in the crisp autumn air and through those crunchy golden leaves – they really do wonders for the soul – and coming home to your favourite autumnal dinner eaten under the beautiful glow of candle light... it’s easy to see why these are some of my favourite things at this time of year 🍂✨ . Last Friday we had sunshine, torrential rain, hail showers and even a beautiful double rainbow 🌈 it was like an Autumn dress rehearsal for October and one that I enjoyed from the comforts of home with a sleepy, teething babe. Summer already feels so long ago, as do the long afternoons in the park with my littlest love dressed in gauzy, gingham dresses, playing with her nature toys. . This new season always makes me think about how much has changed in just one year (especially now we have our little Emilia) and it’s that transition, the life-changing ones, that make me feel so much nostalgia and gratitude for the simple joys. 🧡
  • :: a few of my favourite things ☀️🧒🏻❤️
  • :: on Friday we visited Anglesey Abbey for their annual Dahlia Festival. We go every year, but with the weather being unexpectedly warm, it made for the most glorious family day out ☀️ . If you’re planning a trip to Anglesey Abbey, of course the Dahlias are a must-see and so too is the rose garden with the last of their summer blooms. But the avenue of trees just before the Mill is in a beautiful summer/autumn transition: a carpet of golden leaves among the cyclamen but still sheltered by the green canopy of trees above, perfect for a bit of magic dappled light. . Every time we go out for days like this, I always ask James if I should take my camera... so many times we’ve headed out, camera in tow only for me to not get an opportunity to use it (especially now that we’re following around a walking baby who loves to eat gravel 🙈). I’m so glad I managed a mini photography session (hugely thanks to grandparents and James) and hopefully I’ll find some time during the week to edit the rest of my photos so that I can share them on my blog. Such a treat of a day I would love to document more 🌺✨
  • :: from a day back in April 🧡 . The wool suit Emilia is wearing in this photo was washed and safely stored away yesterday... washing and organising her outgrown clothes has always been a task that has made me feel very very emotional – it’s bittersweet and never seems to get easier, does it? It’s like you can’t realise how much they’ve grown, and just how quickly too, until your folding their little clothes in your hands 💔 Her new wool suit from @mamaowl_ arrived today and the wonderfully generous sizing of it has made my baby suddenly seem very tiny again ☺️ . #emiliahannarose

 

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