It's getting warm here in Oxford, and because of the rain & greeness, the price to pay for it is humidity. But, it's appreciable because the early part of March through mid-May was fairly cool/cold intermittently and now it's warming up. Still, it's humid.
Yesterday, we went to the Thames River and walked alongside it - there were SO many geese, ducks (of all kinds and their offspring) and swans (along with their gangly, fuzzy grey children) parked alongside the river banks just taking in the sun and plucking their feathers.
I haven't just sat on the grass for a LONG time and doing so was nostalgic. We eventually found a place to basque under the sun & fluffy white clouds for a while and then grabbed some ice cream before heading homeward.
It stays light until 11:00 p.m. or thereabouts - the 21st of June being the "longest" day (summer solstace), which we observed on a fairly clear eve and it was spectacular (still is). There are so many trees and so much greenery, alongside an assortment of animals and different species of birds as well, singing their songs. Further, the skies are actually blue and not a hue of brown as it is in Los Angeles.
As always, I am stunned by the beauty of this wonderful place - it never ceases to amaze me. I think back to one of the books we read last semester: Clutch of the Constables by Ngaio Marsh, wherein Constable was an painter of the classic English scenery that captures the feeling of this land. A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words...
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