Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Williams at Grove

I went to the Williams F1 HQ at Grove for a presentation by the army about what they do.
It was vastly over subscribed and they had to run two full sessions,
possibly because it also included a visit to the Williams Formula 1 Museum.

The army presentation was good too.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Dropped Letters

Three signs in the village of Kennington, near Oxford. All have lost their plastic marker plates. They could be H for Hydrant, or SV for Sluice Valve, or Gas or whatever...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Dreaming Spires

with one or two Dreaming Cows.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Birnbeck Pier

Pier View was restored a few years ago, but it looks like somebody has been trying to nick the roof.
The rest of the derelict Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare has been closed off since a storm hit it in 1990.
A company called Urban Splash, who take on renovation projects others would not touch, bought the pier in 2006 and have put up their proposals, for redeveloping the pier, in the window of the Pier View visitor centre.

The Pier is unique in that it connects the mainland with an island.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Peep Hole

The world looks more mysterious when viewed through a peep hole.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Shotover

A notice says these were saxon hunting woods. The same can probably be said for a lot of these lands, but here in Shotover, near Oxford, you can still believe it.
Trees that are fallen remain fallen and left to rot...
Trees hang out at all angles.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Good Friday


In the middle of Broad Street, Oxford, surrounded with tarmac, the martyr's cross is where Bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, were burnt at the stake for their beliefs.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Madam Tussauds

Famous people we met on a recent family visit to Madame Tussauds London ... Paper Wraps Stone!
Waterloo is not worth arguing about!
Its the blue cardie does it for me.
Taking Britney's Award before she notices.
That Hurts!
Oops, sorry Nicole!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Oxford Folk Festival - Morris

It was a bit of a suprise to pop into Oxford and find Morris Dancers.
But then I realised it was the Oxford Folk Festival and there were thirty or more different morris groups dancing.
I did enjoy watching this dance called the Belligerent Bluejay! It ended with them all throwing away their sticks in a final frenzy.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Istanbul Art Trip

My wife has just been on an art trip to Istanbul. It was rare chance for her to sketch Whirling Dervishes and Belly Dancers.
Whirling Dervishes
Belly Dancer
Street Scene
From a window.