Oxford Medley
The Cotswolds, an officially designated Area Of Natural Beauty, was one of the places I visited on a two week walking tour in England. These wonderful old buildings are in Oxford, home of the famous university.
Americans and British do have differences in spite of
sharing a language. On one walk, a group
of locals asked where we were from. When
we replied the United States,
they said, "We know that! Where in the states?" Talk about different, this is a group of British students waiting
for their school bus.
I loved the beautiful old trees. The top photo is on a footpath along the Thames River
near Oxford. The bottom one is an old churchyard in Chipping
Campden.
A Spot of Rain
Of course it rained, this is England. Fortunately, I brought a raincoat for my
camera. The top image is in
Bourton-on-the-Water. The bottom one is
in Lower Slaughter.
Neighbors
Most days were sunny and bright, such as the day I captured
this in Bibury
England
is crisscrossed with public walking paths that traverse private property. Established in the Middle Ages when roads
were few and far between, the law states that any path not used in a year
reverts to the property owner. Walking
groups hike every foot of pathway each year to keep them all in the public
domain.
Fences separate farmer's fields and there are many gates,
such as this one, to keep their animals contained.
Broadway Tower
This is the path to Broadway Tower,
located atop the highest hill in the Cotswolds.
