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Yesterday I was out exploring the canal again, dodging rain showers and revisiting some of the lesser known reaches of the Oxford Canal. It has been a few years since I cycled this particular stretch between Oxford and Kidlington and although there are still some quite rough bits where the path turns narrow and bumpy, […]
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A couple of weeks ago I managed to have a day out and part of that was to visit Dorchester on Thames, which is about 10 miles south of Oxford. Dorchester on Thames is probably best known for its Abbey but it also has a fine collection of old houses and buildings, amongst them is […]
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This is the last of a series of drawings and sketches around the village of Combe, near Oxford. Settling down in the shade of the overhanging trees, I drew the pathway up to the church for maybe half an hour. Below is a view of the path to the church and also my finished drawing […]
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I’ve been taking advantage of some better weather and these longer summer evenings to do some drawing out in the Oxfordshire countryside. The photo above is my latest landscape sketch of the church and village at Combe, near Oxford. Here’s a view without the drawing, this from across the village sports grounds – the scene […]
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The weather has been improving and the summer is finally here. In the UK the canals are probably at their busiest, with people enjoying the peace and tranquility of holidaying on the canals. Well, relative tranquility, as some of the locks are quite busy and finding a mooring might be a bit of a problem. […]
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