Next to the M40.
Probably about 500m from here. There’s kind of a hillock separating us, but you can still hear it, more or less, depending on the wind.
Went cycling around Banbury which is where I took the photo for this post.
Whilst working there the other day, I saw this?
I didn’t capture the first part on my phone, but the larger spider was making the web when the other smaller one came from a fissure in the wall and attacked it!
Whilst I went to the car to get my phone, it had wrapped it up.
I’d not seen that before.
Also, I saw this badger. It was running toward me over the roadbridge and clearly didn’t hear me coming over the sounds of the traffic.
Moved
Only a parish, which is the requirement by the CRT.
In the meadows, there is no parish. I guess here in Twyford, there are a few houses and a little bit of industry.
As I mentioned, the motorway is indeed closer. But the village is not too far either.
The weather has been a bit changeable. I didn’t really want to go out on my bike yesterday.
This is a picture of the Headington Shark. It’s one of Oxford’s notable landmarks!
The shark was put up as a protest against Libya bombings in 1986.
Apparently, the council tried to get him to remove it…
The shark was controversial when it first appeared. Oxford City Council tried to have it taken down on grounds of safety, and then on the grounds that it had not given planning permission for the shark, offering to host it at the local swimming pool instead, but there was much local support for the shark. Eventually, the matter was taken to the central government, where Tony Baldry, a minister in the Department of the Environment, who assessed the case on planning grounds, ruled in 1992 that the shark would be allowed to remain as it did not result in harm to the visual amenity. Michael Heseltine’s planning inspector, Peter MacDonald, investigated and ultimately came out in favour of keeping the sculpture, with an official ruling that has gained legendary status among town planners for its defence of art
It’s been an Airbnb since 2018, so if you fancy somewhere to stay in Oxford….
Here is a picture of Bonnie in her new home.
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Love the Shark. The spider is amazing….what a big fellow he is. The badger is a such a treasure, they are very shy creatures that humans early get to see them. .you are lucky . Bonny is looking Bonnie X