Sunrise in Portugal
Sunrise in Portugal. Continue Reading →
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Merton College fields autumn 2018
Merton College fields autumn 2018 Continue Reading →
Garden in the snow – spring 2018
We have had quite a bit of snow this spring. The garden looks quite nice. Continue Reading →
Photos from Montenegro
I took a few photos in Montenegro.
Nearly sunset
Budva
Iceland in the middle of winter
I made my first visit to the Arctic Circle (give or take a few 100km) and visited Iceland. If you’re going to visit Iceland, you might as well do it in the middle of December when the sun rises at 11am and sets a few hours later.
Throughout my visit I was frequently told how lucky I was with the weather
“it may well be -10 degrees – but at least you can see the sky and some light.”
“We’ve just had a month of wind, rain and darkness” – these were frequent refrains.
I should add on Saturday we went to an outdoor hot water spring. It sounded crazy to go in water outside when it’s so cold, but the water was very warm. I’ve never done that before on a Saturday night.
Ironically, I left during a snow-storm in England, which left the area around London, paralysed by an inch of snow. I’m sure the Icelanders would have coped better with a bit of snow. Continue Reading →
Autumn trees
A large beech tree in Oxford University Parks.
Quite an atmospheric tree.
Mid Autumn Oxford Botanic Gardens
This is Magdalen Bridge over the River Cherwell. It looks like the ducks are going to go for a punt!
Magdalen Tower. The pink Nerines offer a dash of un-autumnal colour. Continue Reading →
Garden September 2017
I have written an article about this path and the tree below. See: “Making friends with an old adversary” at Write Spirit
The Hazel Tree.
Late summer colour.
Asters in the sun.
Part shade, part sun.
Aster close up.
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Peace Run in Oxford
Today the Peace Run visited Oxford. We visited the Oxford Union and two local schools. It was a rewarding day.
Magdalen Tower.
“Lasting peace must begin within the depths of the individual, and from there spread in ever-widening circles as a dynamic force for world change.”
– Sri Chinmoy
A local dog walker gets to meet the run. Continue Reading →
Spring in the garden
Spring is here, and the star of the show in the back garden is this Cherry Tree coming into full blossom.
Close up. Continue Reading →