Howard and I flew to England to visit friends and family in April. We always receive a wonderful welcome from everyone. The weather was amazing - sunny and warm for most of the time although the spring blossom and flowers were somewhat late in arriving due to the exceptionally cold and rainy winter season, especially in the south.
Our first close up-view of the fields as we were landing at Gatwick Airport, a bit obscured by the thickness of the plane's window.
Driving on the left side of the road with manual gears (we're so used to an automatic) required a lot of concentration, especially on the M25 ring road around London heading towards Oxfordshire.
Our old home town, where we lived for many years. Here's a view looking towards Banbury Cross at the town centre with St. Mary's Church spire shown further down on the right hand side. On the left side, just past the blue sign of the Odeon Cinema is Whately Hall Hotel, where in 2002, Elisia, our elder daughter and her husband, Kevin, were married.
The photo of the back view of this beautiful, fine sculpture was taken in 2005, shortly after it was completed.
It was based on the famous nursery rhyme:
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
To see a fine lady upon a white horse
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
She shall have music wherever she goes.
You can view the origin and history of this rhyme and many more at www.rhymes.org.uk
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