A long walk was undertaken today.... picspam time...

[taperoo2k]

Decided to take advantage of the weather today, so i got up early (before 9am, though i woke up around 6:30am, stayed in bed).
Checked the weather reports, packed my camera gear and set off on a walk. Thought to myself i'm starving so i ran home, grabbed my wallet and went to Brown's Cafe in the covered market for Chicken burger and chips (had a

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[miri_me]

That duck so wanted to be stroked... Was she actually 6 inches away from you, or was your camera zoomy?

That's a picspam and a half, and reminds me just how pretty Oxford is, made me hungry for something cinnamony and sweet, and curious about the location of the Natural History museum :-)

[taperoo2k]

Alas i'd have been in the pond had i tried to stroke the duck, used my telephoto lens for that shot.

Well i guess my love of Oxford is shining through in those images.
It's fairly easy to find the Natural History museum - http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/visiting/map.pdf It's worth a visit purely for the dinosaurs, Darwin collection and other cool things. Oh and you'll also find the Pitt Rivers museum enterance at the back of the natural history museum. I love the pitt rivers, it's dark and spooky in a very victorian sort of way. The Shrunken heads creep me out!