Through My Lens – The Cotswolds
I’ve often said that when I walk off a plane, I want to know I’m in a foreign country. In other words I prefer traveling off the beaten path, in a place where English is not the first language, where the culture and aspects of life are different, unique, bordering on the exotic, and sometimes even chaotic. Traveling to England certainly doesn’t fit this image, but as someone who enjoys hearing stories from the locals, meeting unusual people, and photographing landscapes and the chance encounters on the street, this destination was perfect for me.
Here’s my story told through my lens.
SPRING
Spring in the Cotswolds = bluebells
Seven friends walking a well-traveled path
The benefit of the climb was being able to ………..
Admire the view
See all the new families
And watch the changing colors under threatening skies
THE CHURCHES
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
Welcoming, but we went walking instead
Headstones well worn
NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTIES
The same family lived in Chastleton House from 1607 until 1991
A rare peek into a Jacobean Gentry House
Reeking of class
Snowshill Manor filled with a lifetime collection of Charles Paget Wade
THE PEOPLE
Outdoor market in Moreton-in-Marsh
Relaxing at Tilley’s Tea House
The pub for fish and chips and a pint of Guinness
Shopping for a new hair color, perhaps
A bookseller at Stroud’s farmers market
THE TREES
Stay tuned for the Lake District, Yorkshire and Derbyshire
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