Canal Birds

Birds in England chirp a lot...but I generally don't see them, I hear them. Here are a few I saw yesterday, they weren't chirping.

The Swan Family - Oxford Canal, England

Kingfisher - Oxford Canal, England

Swan Yoga, "The Duck" - Oxford Canal, England

Boats Along the Canal

It was a nice sunny morning and again a lot of boats moving along the canal. Here are a some photos of the boats for a change.

Bridge 236 - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boats Moored - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boats Moored Near Duke's Lock - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boats Moored Near Duke's Lock - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boat Heads North Toward Banbury - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boat Heads South Toward Oxford - Oxford Canal, England

Long Boat Negotiates Wolvercote Lock - Oxford Canal, England

Deddington Farmer's Market

A few photos I took this morning in Deddington while I was at the farmer's market there getting some good cheese.

Grapes on Rock Wall - Deddington, England

Grave Stones at Church of St. Peter & St. Paul - Deddington, England

Grave Stones at Church of St. Peter & St. Paul - Deddington, England

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul - Deddington, England

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul - Deddington, England

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul - Deddington, England

This Evening Along the Canal

A lot of boats moving this evening along the canal. It was a sunny, pleasant evening. Here are a few photos of other things that caught my eye.

Blue Row Boat - Oxford Canal, England

Countryside - Oxford Canal, England

Bridge 236 - Oxford Canal, England

St. Mary's and Radcliffe Camera

Today's walk in town included a trip up the tower at St Mary the Virgin to get a good view of Radcliffe Camera and the surrounding colleges. Today's weather was cooperative and the line wasn't very long. Once I made it up on the platform of the tower, I realized why they closely monitor and limit the number of people going up at any one time. The viewing area is a very tight squeeze on the tower itself and the last little bit of spiral stairs isn't very roomy either. Overall though, I found that I liked the view here better than the view from Carfax Tower, which is just about 2 blocks away.

Radcliffe Camera - Oxford, England

All Souls College - Oxford, England

Chimera, St Mary the Virgin - Oxford, England

Donkey, St Mary the Virgin - Oxford, England

Walk Along The Thames

Usually I go to town via the Oxford Canal tow path. Today, I cut over to the Thames at Port Meadows via the Willow Walk and took the Thames Path the rest of the way into town.

Bracket Fungi - The River Thames, Oxford, England

The Thames Path - Oxford, England

Still Water - The River Thames, Oxford, England

On Summer Vacation I Met ...

Lucy, but my photo came out terrible. Here are a few others taken that day though.

Fruit & Veggies - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Soviet Era Art - National Museum of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Wedding, Holy Trinity Cathedral - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Victim of 9/11, Holy Trinity Cathedral Cemetery - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Holy Trinity Cathedral Cemetery - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Holy Trinity Cathedral Cemetery - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

What I Did On Summer Vacation

...among other things, went to the beach...

Laughing Gull - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Tiny Sand Dune - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Sandpiper (?) - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Along My Walk Today

Finally a break from work, nasty colds, visitors and other general summer "busy-ness". Along my walk today I saw...

A Spider Shooting LASERS - Oxford Canal, England

Common Moorhen - Oxford Canal, England

A King Entwined - Oxford, England

Three Creatures Watching Over Me - Oxford, England