To round off 2022, time spent based in the far south (of England) - mostly around Oxford but with the additional attractions of doing a bit more of the Thames Path and a long weekend around Bristol revisiting old haunts.
Reporting Days: 31
Location: Mostly Oxford
Miles walked: 191
Miles driven: 438
Gardens Tended: 2 (assuming that keeping the bird feeders filled counts as 'tending')
Photographs Taken: Hundreds (mostly trees)
Trees
Trees are always my stand-by photographic subject when I'm in the south of England - they tell the story of the year. December took us from golden leaves to bare branches and to freezing fog.
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| Autumn Colours in Bury Knowle Park, Oxford |
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| Silver Birch at Sydlings Copse, just outside Oxford |
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| Teasels in Freezing Fog at RSPB Otmoor |
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| Freezing Fog at RSPB Otmoor |
Oxford Canal
Oxford is rubbish for beaches but it does have both river and canal.
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| Ice on the Oxford Canal |
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| Ice on the Oxford Canal |
Thames Path
Long long ago, I decided to walk the Thames Path - I walked east and west from Oxford in 2018, I walked down to Teddington in 2020 and this month I walked through central London down to the Thames Barrier. Hopefully, I'll get to do the last bit (from Lechlade to the source) in 2023....
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| Tower Bridge from the Thames Path |
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| Thames Barrier from the Thames Path |
Bristol
And even longer ago I spent almost 7 years in Bristol, it's quite galling to realise that those 7 years ended more than 36 years ago. It is always good to get the chance to spend a few days back in Bristol. And given the proximity of Bristol to the sea - it seemed right to round off the visit with a wander on Clevedon Pier.
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| Clifton Suspension Bridge |
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| Clevedon Pier |
