It is so easy to lose sight of our blessings that I think sometimes we must experience extreme opposites to see the worth in both the wonderful things and the lessons that life brings us, shadow in light and light in darkness.

How different life can be in the space of a week, from revelling in spring sunshine and growth to being thrown back into the full force of winter as the cailleach gives one last blast of her staff to the land, covering the world in snow and ice.