Existing Member?

    Oxford Foglift

    United Kingdom

    There are [5] photos and [1] story about United Kingdom

    And just for a moment, the sun peaks through the fog, a rosy afterglow washes over the landscape, and Oxfordshire shows off its natural beauty. by: karyn_p Views[128] The meadow is caked with spider webs this morning. The fog condensates on these natural nets just before they are snagged by the wind. I pass an English birdwatcher, his binoculars around his neck, who points to one woven masterpiece. by: karyn_p Views[134] The path opens up to a clearing, bookended by a lock and a viaduct. Just over the bridge is an enormous expanse of land. Legend has it that Alfred the Great bestowed this pasture (today, Port Meadow) on the Freeman of Oxford as a war spoil. Nearly nine hundred years after the Domesday Book, wild horses still graze in the fog. I clatter over the bridge, open the gate, and go in. by: karyn_p Views[162] Sleepy houseboats filled with sleeping people float up and down in the Thames; they brush up and creak against the path. A bright red boat is tethered to a mailbox, and sitting in it, on it, and around it are its homeowners - a clowder of river cats. by: karyn_p Views[137] Somewhere between the abandoned Godstow Abbey and the train station is a footpath. Judging by the number of bikes a hiker must avoid being flattened by, it might be called a repurposed highway. A student tells me that Lewis Carroll went picnicking with Alice in wonderland along this path. Godstow Abbey, the burial place of Henry II's famed mistress Rosamund Clifford, was repossessed by Oxford University back in the 1920s. After it was damaged by the Civil War, locals looted its stone. The surrounding area is alleged to be haunted. On a day like this, in the fog, it seems like less of a fiction. Today the footpath snakes along the Thames River behind a row of quiet terraced houses to nowhere in particular. I decided to follow it. by: karyn_p Views[150]
     

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - Oxford Foglift

    Wednesday, 19 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Six months ago, I got into Oxford University as a visiting student. Six months ago, I also thought about killing myself. The morning after I had been taken to a hospital for passive suicidal behavior and discharged, I set out looking for a way look ... Read more >
    See all 5 photos >>
     

    Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship

    About karyn_p


    Follow Me

    Where I've been

    Photo Galleries

    My trip journals

    See all my tags 
     
     

    Travel Answers about United Kingdom

    Do you have a travel question? Ask other World Nomads.