Blue Sky at the Station

Not a place I have shown in a while and I'm in the progress of a following a project going on in this area which will be a future blog, in the meantime enjoy the blue sky I saw that afternoon

Snowdrops

 

 

 

Back in Oxford

Had to drive in to Oxford early one Sunday to drop my son off at work due to the trains not running, while we were there my wife & I had a walk round before the shops opened

Must admit I had not realised you could walk down this part of the Oxpens College 

Looking over to the right I could see a huge tower crane on the old Westgate Carpark 

After going round the site we came out on this road looking towards where the multi story car park used to be 

On getting to near the Westgate I looked down the road to where the carpark had been and now a lift shaft was being built. What I failed to see was the huge hole the other side for what ever is going underground

 The old entrance to Westgate shopping centre, I vaguely remember it being built but I do remember in the 1970's going to a nightclub in the centre. From the way it is all blocked off I presume it is all being demolished to make way for the new version.

At ten we just happened to be at Carfax Tower but was disappointed to see these men do not ring the bell anymore, the chimes come from in the tower. It was still half an hour before the shops opened so we went off to the covered market, I'll show you round there next week.

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

The Mobile Lirary

Back with Mural Monday this week and I found one very worthy of being shown. This is the Oxfordshire Mobile Linrary which is a lifeline for many isolated villages where people do not have access to a public library. It travels round to all the Local villages but in September it will stop  because Oxfordshire County Council with it's cutbacks and short-sightedness have withdrawn the service and the people who drive it around are out of a job, not to mention the thousands of older people who depend on this. I feel it is a shame the councillors themselves are not out of a job. Cholsey where this photo was taken is fortunate to have a village library but unfortunate for them it is not part of the Oxfordshire Library network so they only have the books on the shelf and no rotation with other library's.  Hopefully in time this will change.  I hope people will make use of the mobile in the meantime.

You know what this is when you follow it along the road

Side of the bus with it's mural

 Closer view of the side

Go through the door to a world of wonder

The illastrations on the side are by Korky Paul

 Going to miss seeing this sight in the future

Wedensday Morning

Just over a week ago I was seeing my wife off to work and went out to open the garage and gates on turning rond to walk back to the house I could not help but notice the red sky. Going up to the bedroom I took a few photos out of the sunrise.

Happy Cactus

A couple of Blue Plaques

The photos were taken the end of 2013 while I had a few moments in Marston after going round the church

This house is on the corner of Mill Lane and the first thing I noticed was the Plue Plaque

I thought Marston was a smll village that played a big part in our history.  Charles I had escaped and left the Royalists to their own devices which in effect meant surrendering.

After that I headed down mill lane to the church

 Where I might add I noticed this in the porch to Howard Walter Florey. I know now who the unit was named after at the Royal Berks Hospital in Reading

Out the back of the church on the corner of Pond lane is thih house which I have no doubt used to be a pub in the village

Coming out of Church Lane you see Elsfield Road 

 and on the junction is this wonderful ofl school house now the village hall

I passed St Nicholas Church and the war memorial

and along Oxford Road 

 passing this house

and another Blue Plaque, this one to Norman Heatley 

He lived in this row of houses like any one else. Marston it seems has its place in history to be remembered.

 Had to leave and head off after seein the plaques and passed this friendly little cat.

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

First Macro's

First time I have tried out  a new Macro lens I got for Christmas, need to get some more practice with it though

Close up of a daffodil

Even closer

Macro Monday2

Frosty Morning in Piddington

Taken a few years ago but I thought needed showing, I'll follow with a blog soon

Blown Away