As the thick mist was burned off by the rising sun it revealed the beautiful autumnal colours at Loch Ard earlier this week. Although winter is definitely approaching fast, with the car thermometer reading -2.5ºC at its lowest point, these conditions won't be around much longer.One plucky older lady decided to go in for an early morning swim, without a wetsuit!It's times like these that you feel both ends of the emotional spectrum...elation at witnessing such a spectacular landscape, and humble for recognising the ability of others to suffer the cold better than I can!