Along the Oxford Canal, Part 3

A bunch of photos from the past few days. Fall is coming quickly.

Elderberry - Oxford Canal

Spider Web - Oxford Canal

Bridge 233 - Oxford Canal

Bridge 229 - Oxford Canal

Budda - Oxford Canal

Cattail Reflections - Oxford Canal

Red Leaf - Oxford Canal

Heron, Miss Scarlett and the Rooster - Oxford Canal

Bridge 243, Isis Lock and the Canal Terminus - Oxford Canal

Spider - Oxford Canal

Vine Leaves Turned Red - Oxford Canal

First Class

I walked a bit north from Oxford and Wolvercote today along the canal path. My gut feeling is that I have a different idea as to what "First Class" means...

First Class Diner - Oxford Canal

Ardley with Fewcott – St Mary's

I drive by this little church to and from work, depending on traffic. So I decided to stop in the afternoon on the way home to take some photos of the cemetery surrounding the church.

Jack Miller - St. Mary's, Ardley with Fewcott

Cemetery at St. Mary's, Ardley with Fewcott

Lichen Covered Gravestone - St. Mary's, Ardley with Fewcott

Along the Oxford Canal, Part 2

A few photos from this weekend's wanderings along the canal. At some point I should go back and do some more photos from along the canal. I tend to walk along it at least a few times a week. Watching the three cygnets grow has been really neat, and today the first of their white feathers were really evident.

Cygnet, Oxford Canal

Cygnet Turning Into a Swan, Oxford Canal

Fall is on the Way, Oxford Canal

Guardian of the Upper Wolvercote Allotments, Oxford Canal

My Way Back Machine

Sunset Haze Over Sarajevo - 10 September 2006

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

So in the process of reading up about Wolvercote Cemetery, I also saw mention of, and started reading about St Sepulchre's Cemetery. It is conveniently along the way of my typical walk to town via the Oxford Canal path. I ended up spending some time there this morning. I was the only one around. It also prompted me to see a little bit different part of town (the Jericho section).

John Day - St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford

Angel - St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford

Cross - St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford

Cross with Ivy - St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford

John & Sarah Bridgewater - St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford

Wolvercote Cemetery

Took a walk a bit up the road to Wolvercote Cemetery this morning. I'd driven past once or twice but my curiosity was peaked a few weeks back during one of my many walks into central Oxford. On the way back from town, a young lad (as they are called here???) asked me how far it was to the cemetery and when the next bus would be coming by going that way. I didn't know the answers to his questions but it made me think: "What is it about that cemetery that a young person, obviously not from around here, would be so interested in?" You have to scroll to the last picture (or search the internet) to find out what it might have been.

While I was there this morning, I met a man that visits his wife's grave every day for 5 hrs or so and has done so for almost 5 years. We had a lengthy chat about almost everything. We covered subjects starting from the way things have changed over the past number of years to how hard it is to find decent cheese in the U.S.A. and a decent tomato in the U.K. I suspect I will chat with him again the next time I go by for some photos.

Bench - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Angel - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Percival Edward Hedges - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

A Safety Concern - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Michal Matczak - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Angel - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Bench - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

J.R.R. Tolkien - Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford

Along The Oxford Canal, Part 1

Finally back to my real computer, but it is taking me while to get things set up and to move all the new stuff from my laptop over to the desktop. Installing Lightroom, getting the catalogs all working etc. It may be a while. In the meantime here is a photo to show I care :) I'll have a lot more from my walks along the canal as I get more settled in.

Bridge 194, Somerton Deep Lock

Footpath

You can get almost anywhere here via a footpath, and although it hasn't been very warm, it is plenty green.

Footpath

Bench

Rorschach Test

Lilies of the Garden

Now the Lilies are in bloom...the front yard is looking pretty good.

Lilies of the Garden #1

Lilies of the Garden #2

Lilies of the Garden #3

Lilies of the Garden #4

Lilies of the Garden #5

Sanity Sun At Patuxent Research Refugee

Today was a beautiful day with clear blue skies, not too hot, not too humid etc. To make things even better, it ended up being a target rich environment photographically...and worse yet, in one case I can't decide which photo I like best.

Eastern Bluebird

Insects On Thistle

5-lined Skink Sunning Itself

Broad-headed Skink Sunning Itself

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Thistle

Ai Weiwei in the Wild

So a while back, I went to the Hirshhorn Museum and saw the Ai Weiwei "According to What" exhibit. I've since noticed some evidence of his art escaping into the wild.....I now present to you "Weiwei in the Wild" :)

Ai Weiwei's Log

Nature's Log

Weiwei's Rebar

Boston's Rebar Notice the classic green

For those interested, the "According to What" exhibit has moved on and is now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art through 23 July 2013. I actually enjoyed the exhibit very much. You can read a bit more about Ai Weiwei on wikipedia HERE.