PaulOfHorsham's photos

Wandered through the quiet cobbled old streets of the old Beguinage in Leuven during my recent visit. Quiet because University term was just about to start - these old cottages are now home to students from the University, so quite possibly things are a little different during term time. Beguines were (mostly) unmarried women who lived a spiritual life in this closed community. Unlike nuns, they were free to marry if they chose.

On the staircase at Leuven University Library Tower.

From the path over Benson Lock on the Thames Path in Oxfordshire. This area regularly features on the coldest places today.

Another delightful scene in the quiet back-streets of Chichester

A day trip to the West Sussex county town, wandering some of the back streets

Always worth looking upwards: this time at St. Johns Lock on the Thames near Lechlade

The Thames Path has recently been rerouted in the Inglesham area, now tracking the river much more closely. Hence the revisit to this part of the world. This is the Church of St John the Baptist, dating from the 13th Century

It was Easter Sunday, and the book of prayer was open at the appropriate page

So many flowers in the field, some huddled together like these two.

Wandering into a field in Wiltshire, I was astonished to find a carpet of these extraordinary flowers which I now know to be Snake's Head Fritillaries

Would have been a simpler picture to take had I not waited till the jar was almost empty.

The leaves are falling from the magnolia tree. This is what remains.

The flower of a Japanese Quince. The tree produces dozens of bright pink flowers before giving way to rather fewer quince fruits.

Spotted a mystery winged insect in Mum's garden. She picked it up so we could have a closer look. Wonder what it is?

A panorama image compiled from 5 photos, the processing of which pushed my PCs memory to the limit. This is the view north into Chichester Harbour from the end of Ellanore Lane, having walked the mile or so from West Wittering village.

Excellent weather for flying a kite!

Late February in the UK has turned unexpectedly warm! Spring flowers are starting to arrive.

A new footbridge has recently been opened between the Chiswick Park Business Park and Bollo Lane en-route to the District Line station.