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Oxford Botanic Gardens July 2017
Water Lily Wild Flowers. Oxford Botanic Gardens
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Photos of Waterperry Garden
Some photos from Waterperry Gardens, just outside Oxford, where I visited earlier this summer. It was a grey day, but the wonder of modern technology helped get some decent photos. The ‘Quiet’ Garden. There was a sign asking people to be quiet in this garden, so I sat in a corner and meditated after a […]
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Photos of wildlife in the garden
Some of the wildlife in my garden. Bees are my favourite. Here the lavender is rich pickings for the bees.
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Trinity College Gardens May
I was postering for some upcoming meditation classes in Oxford. Visiting Trinity College on the High Street I poked my head around the garden and there was a wonderful wildflower meadow – carefully managed to give a wonderful naturalistic style of planting. When it is good in Oxford in May, it is very good. This […]
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Magnolia Blossom
I waited until 5pm to get this photo. The sun sets low enough to just start to hit the Magnolia blossom. “What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” – Kobayashi Issa, OK, these are photos of Magnolia blossom not Apple blossom. But, I don’t think the the spirit of Haiku is to […]