Bit of a catch up..

Due to my lack of posting I have ended up with a  rather large backlog of photos which I would like to share with you all. It means that this post is a mixture of differing events that happened around the start of summer, and even before that!!

                     

Back in March my parents came over to the UK, which was amazing and meant a series of cultural and family based events. This was kicked off with the Morris Motors Centenary in Oxford.

Walking through Oxford to go and see all of the beautiful cars. It was a very clear day and desipite being 11am it seemed very quiet just off the high street.

Most people would have no idea that down this pretty little path is a great hidden pub, one of the many that oxford has to offer.

Not the plastic covered engines that we see commonly now.

These are more than just old, classic, beautiful cars… they are a part of the history of Oxford. 100 years of car manufacturing has created thousands of jobs in the area and is an important but less known feature of Oxford.

                     

It was then time for family, which meant a couple of different stops around the UK and some incredible classical music, courtesy of the Bach marathon. Oww and a lot of black and white photos and a few swans.

                     

Then it was back to Cumnor, just outside Oxford, where the flowers had started to come through.

                     

Finally to catch up to the summer, a brief but wonderful trip down to Newquay, Cornwall, to see my sisters and their mother. They were staying in a beautiful house just outside Newquay which allowed for a great walk through the countryside.

Where we stayed.

I really enjoy the variations in the Geraniums, not only in the colours that the 422 species within the genus can be but more importantly the patterning that each individual flower has. The capillary looking patterns flowing from the centre and that branches out like a tree, all add to the beauty of the flower. No wonder it attracts the eyes of passing insects.

I enjoyed the way my sight goes through the circle into a star and then outside.

                     

Thank you for your patience and I will try and maintain a more steady flow of posts. The next post, mid next week, will be about an incredible friend of mine who is cycling around the world, YES CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD!!