CAMERA CAPERS

 Sheila, (organiser of the trip and neighbor) arrived promptly at 8.30 and we drove to Artington Park & Ride, picking up Angie on the way.  Once everyone was on board, we set off, with two more stops in Guildford to pick up several more U3A members, and then we were off!   Fortunately, the traffic was light on the M25 and M40 and an hour and a half later we arrived in Oxford.   It's many years since I visited Oxford and I don't really remember very much of it.   The same was for Angie, so we left the rest of the coach party to the museums and, with the sun shining, we set off with cameras to the ready!   The first stop was for coffee which we had in a Waterstones coffee shop - and of course, we had to have cake - chocolate and orange cake!    Museum of Oxford Christ Church College Indoor Market Dreaming spires of Oxford Bikes outside the Bodleian Library Bodleian Library The Vault - where we had lunch Punts on the River The...

 My friend Angie and I belong to an online group of lady photographers.   We've been following for about a year or so now.  They are a worldwide group and often have meetups in various areas.  We had seen they often have a meetup on a Sunday at Wisley Gardens so on the last Sunday of July we went along.  Wisley had opened its gates at 8am for photographers, although we didn't get there until 9 am (we're not early risers now!).  It was nice to be in the gardens when it was relatively quiet before the hoards of visitors. We made for the new Hilltop Centre which I hadn't visited before.  It was all very well laid out, but best of all was the vegetable garden.  I had a lot of vegetable envy.  All so beautifully grown and looking quite delicious.  I hope to visit again soon and take some more general photos there.   I was using my new macro lens for the first time, so there are quite a few flower photos here.    A few...