Blewbury

A view of Blewbury village taken from the tower of St Michael's church looking down to the churchyard . In the distance you can see part Blewbury down.

The photo was taken back in 2009 Linked with tinaspicstory From Above

Old Father Thames

The statue was commissioned in 1854 for Cristal Palace and marked the head of the Thames at Tewsbury Mead from 1958 to 1974.

It was moved to St Johns Lock Lechlade in 1974

View of the village

A view few people will get to see unless you were a builder working on the Fairmile site in Cholsey. The view here is of the village itself taken from the top of the scaffold round one of the buildings.

I've spent the last three years going round the site photographing the progress and from time to time I will post the odd photo on here.

Single lane

The A329 from Moulsford Railway bridge towards Halfpenny lane is down to one lane because the footpath has been closed due it being undermined by rabbits. The council say it will be a while before it can be repaired because there is no money in the budget.
Pity they did not have the foresight to see this as the path was collapsing years ago but they chose to overlook it. 

Mean while people have to cue up and wait for the lights to change.

Traffic Lights

Traffic lights have been placed along the London Road in Blewbury causing small tailbacks during the day. The reason is a tanker is usually parked just out of photo with a long hose placed in a drain could not say if it's unloading or removing water from it but I do know there is water seeping through the road round this area.

Newbury Parkway

A couple of years ago I started taking pohotos on the development of Parkway Shopping centre in Newbury, the work started in 2008 and the place opened in Oct 201. During the work Costain the main contractor saw the photos I had been takeing and invited me on site to look round and get some photos.

This is a stitched one I took from the Penthouse when it was being built and looks over the apartments on the top of the shopping center . You can read my blog and article in the links below.

Newbury Parkway  and my Geograph article here. Geograph

Hoverfly

I thought I'd stay on the insect theme again today and show a hoverfly which was on a lilac head.

Happy Monday

A couple of Butterfly's

It's Sunday morning and is overcast outside so I think something cheerful is in order and what better than a sunny day with butterfly's on a buddleja.

 

Have a Great Sunday

Walking on Broken Glass

Another photo from the wedding which is of the stilt walker in the last photo.

 As you can see he is walking on Broken Glass while juggling  he also laid on a bed of nails and had everyone in stitches with his antics.

Medieval band

A couple of years ago I went to a wedding as the photographer (I was cheap) and the Bride & Groom had a medieval theme to the wedding so all the guests including me came dressed the part. The entertainment was this group of entertainers and I have to say it was the best wedding I have been to in years.