Moments By The Ocean

‘One Ocean, One Climate, One Future — Together’ 🌊

Today marks World Ocean Day, a subject that features heavily within my photography work and one of my favourite things to capture no matter the weather, the season or the time of day. There is something so captivating about the ocean and how no two days are the same with its ever-changing waves! I think that’s what makes it the perfect subject matter for me, that element of surprise and not knowing what the final outcome will be!

I’m fortunate to live in a place that is surrounded by water and although I would love to someday live by the beach, to know that I am only a short drive away from my favourite beaches and having those simple moments of vitamin sea close by is something I don’t take for granted! It’s the best feeling, to step away from the busy everyday distractions to the calming soundtrack of the sea!

This year feels important to draw more attention to World Ocean Day, to not only respect our oceans more, but to protect them by doing our bit no matter how big or small in stopping plastic pollution to help obtain a healthier ocean allowing future generations to also enjoy the beauty of our blue planet too!

Below are just some Ballycastle favourits of mine which you can also find on Etsy to add a little vitamin sea to your home decor!

A Lavender Line Mini Mount Monday!

When those mini waves wash up on the printer for vitamin sea season! 🌊

An important aspect within my work has always been affordability and creating photography prints that people can own no matter their budget or wall space situation. I have personally lost count of the pieces of art I have fallen in love with over the years that unfortunately budget came into play and so the Lavender Line Photography mini mounts were created as a way for people to own their favourite photography print without breaking the bank or lack of wall space.

The mini mounts not only make for a great way of collecting Lavender Line Photography prints, they also make for the perfect size to send to that special someone, a play on the postcard if you like, and we all know how us old schoolers love collecting and sending postcards to mark each trip or special occasion!

Those famous North Coast waves rolling in with Lavender Line’s famous Miss GoLightly!

Lavender Line Photography mini mounts, the perfect mini addition for your day-to-day art collections!

You can find Lavender Line mini mounts available for purchase at the fabulous Storybox in East Belfast and 2020 Art in Whitehead showcasing many famous Northern Ireland landmarks, with hopefully more beautiful small shop locations to come once I push myself out of that comfort zone to get in touch with possible stockists!

A Lavender Line Kind Of March!

Goodbye March, Hello April! 🌿

It’s hard to believe that we are on chapter 4 of 2026 already! It really does feel like time goes by faster and faster!

Despite a lot going on in real life right now I really enjoyed March and the adventures it brought with it. From playing tourist for a friend’s first Belfast visit to the many weather-changing coast road trips, the return of sea sparkles, a beautiful candlelight Hans Zimmer night, copious amounts of iced vanilla lattes (tis the season), new art exhibitions, my photography work and last but not least the return of Queen Celine! March was making sure to include little moments of joy, something I lacked in February and feel is important to have with all that is going on in the world.

So, here is to those April moments and what I hope will include Celine Dion Paris 2026 tickets! 🤞

Lavender Line Photography In Shades Of Spring!

‘This is a growing season… so bloom wild and untamed’ - butterflies rising

A new season calls for some new Lavender Line Photography colour palettes in shades of Spring to help brighten and inspire your home decor with some vibrant photography print favourites! From dreamy North Coast waves to pretty city sundowns and those beautiful Spring Blossoms, there is a little something for everyone’s colour tastes!

Which Spring palette calls out to you? I’m not sure I can pick an overall favourite, but we all know I do love a good sunset palette!

🌊 Whitepark Waves - inspired by Pantone Alexandrite

🌸 Lost In Pink - inspired by Pantone Tea Rose

🌅 Lavender Moments - inspired by Pantone Dusty Rose

🏙️ Sundown London - inspired by Pantone Muskmelon

🌆 Stockholm Meets Spring - inspired by Pantone Burnished Lilac

One Bucket List Tick At A Time!

‘Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing’ - Sarah Ban Breathnach

I’m not really one for setting those new year resolutions as I feel that it sometimes puts a little too much pressure on January and the new year, but one thing I want to try and keep to this year is making sure that each month marks a new adventure : a new coffee shop, a new hike, a new beach, a new city, a new country, a new experience… something special that marks each month without any real pressures! In a world that is filled with so many distractions it can be so easy to not only get caught up in our normal day-to-day routines, but by the hours we spend aimlessly scrolling online, something that I’m sure most of us would agree we need to cut back on!

Don’t get me wrong, I love an instagram scroll as much as the next person and seeing just how creative and talented some people are with their beautiful art making and picture taking, but I don’t want to look back on time and wonder how I spent it or worse still, have it that my days slowly fade into each other! I want to look back and think of the new memories I made and how each month was marked by a certain adventure!

2025 and the year of the 40th, was such a beautiful year filled with such special memory-making that it has made me all the more determined to try and keep the tradition going, to tick off those bucket list dreams one by one, no matter how big or small they may be! This life is short and I don’t want to look back with any regrets or feel that I wasted any time! ( 2025 recap reel! )

So, here are some January highlights below, kicking 2026 off how I mean to go on and all that! Who knows, it may even be the year of consistent blogging too!

January 2026 - The beautiful January Wolf Moon, the first of the winter snow, my studio celebrating 6 years, the first photography print sale of the new year, the first hit of new year vitamin sea, a walk along my favourite beach Whitepark Bay, flying through Storm Chandra and last but not least two days in beautiful Bristol!

Spring Meets Vitamin Sea!

‘Spring is wonderful anywhere, but always better at the beach’

The first official day of Spring and what better than a little vitamin sea meets cherry blossom to mark the new season! It’s what I love most about this time of year, the brighter days and longer nights making way for the return of beautiful nature walks and the chase of dreamy coastal sunsets!

Lavender Line Photography - A touch of vitamin sea meets cherry blossom

When Vitamin Sea Meets Cherry Blossoms - matching popular Lavender Line seascapes with beautiful Cherry Blossom captures, the perfect Spring combination!

Here is to Spring and chasing whatever adventures it has planned! What are you most looking forward to this new season?

Goodbye July, Hello August!

‘Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August’ - Denise Laverton

Hello August, hello to another month of Summer and hello to chapter 8 of 12! I’m not quite sure how we have gotten to this point so quickly, but here we are! I’m embarrassed to say that my July to-do blog list hasn’t quite gone to plan, but maybe it’s something that is better suited to August and the phasing out of Summer instead!

Image and words by @words_by_wilde_road

Calendar 2023 - Ballycastle Beach, County Antrim

July, well what can I say about July other than it has now officially broken all records for being the wettest month in Northern Ireland since 1836! I’m not someone who usually minds bad weather, but the constant July rain has meant that I wasn’t able to get out with my camera as much as I had planned to which has been really disappointing! So, here is to the power of positive thinking and August having some perfect shooting weather to create some new coastal prints just in time for that seasonal change!

And just incase August does not want to play ball and it is another month of record breaking grey skies and rain, then August’s wallpaper will be the perfect dose of daily colour with that much needed sunset vitamin sea for your phone lock screen (now available for purchase on Etsy).

Hello August : bringing a touch of that Lavender vitamin sea to the new month ahead! Now available of purchase on Etsy

A Black & White version to match incase Lavender isn’t your thing! #TwoForThePriceOfOne

The month ahead at just the simple tap of your phone screen!

Here is to those August adventures, to the return of sunshine and making this month one to remember! Let me know if you have any exciting August plans in the comments.

Little Lavender Line Pick-Me-Ups

‘It Comes And Goes In Waves’

If you know me then you will know that I am someone who loves a quote and finding those little words of wisdom on days when you aren’t feeling so great. It was this that made me think about my work and how I could incorporate the two elements together to bring forward a photography typography range with some pick-me-up phrases and sunset scenes to create 5 little pick-me-up greeting cards.

It Comes And Goes In Waves : perfect for those with a love of those rolling waves

From Find Me Where The Waves Are to Life Is Better At the Beach, This Must Be The Place to Go Lightly and It Comes And Goes In Waves, there is a little something for everyone to let them know that you are thinking of them!

Go Lightly : perfect for those Breakfast At Tiffany’s fans

Find Me Where The Waves Are : perfect for those with a love of vitamin sea

Little-Pick-Me-Ups are now available for purchase on Etsy individually or as a set. Which would you choose to send that someone special, and are there any phrases that you would like to see for future card designs?

A Drop In The Ocean

'The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul’ - Robert Wyland

Wednesday 8th June marked World Oceans Day, a day when the importance of the ocean is brought to our attention with the hard hitting facts of climate change, pollution and its devastating impact.  This year I wanted to promote the campaign 30x30, a campaign designed to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.  By signing up and supporting this movement it is helping to bring forward the issues of climate change and how protecting just 30% of our oceans can help lead to a healthier support system.  After all, in a world that is built up of 71% water where would we be without it?!

‘For her the ocean was more than a dream, it was a place she needed to visit to find herself’ - Jose Chaves

As someone who has a real love for the ocean and whose work is heavily inspired by it, it is important to me that I help in any way that I can.  Though I am just one person, if I can inspire someone to change their way of thinking with a post or a photograph then I know that I have done my job right!  That is the beauty of social media, how people are made aware of current issues and how it enables them to help in their own unique way.

It is my goal this Summer to create a special ocean print that when purchased its proceeds can be donated to World Oceans Day, a beautiful touch of vitamin sea that people will have displayed proudly in their home knowing that they have helped protect the ocean.

I also wanted to give a quick shoutout to Balscadden Bay Baths (Howth) and their very simple, yet effective beach cleaning scheme. They have supplied bags and ask that each visitor collect 3 items of rubbish before leaving the beach on the climb back up. It is little acts like this that create a positive impact and one that I would like to see more beaches doing in a way to tackle pollution.  I had thought that I had taken a photograph of their system, but unfortunately not… next time though!

Balscadden Bay Baths, Howth