Photo Meme

[jadesfire]

So. Meme.

HUGE and MANY images behind the cuts. The full set is also at my flickr account, with a few extras thrown in.


For Rustydog, who asked for 'something you look forward to seeing while you're walking'

This is Gees restaurant on the Banbury Road. It's a nice place to eat, but it's also my 'only fifteen more minutes' marker when I'm walking to work.




For Smtfhw who asked for 'architecture'

In Oxford, it's more a case of 'what do I choose???' than anything else. So I just snapped away at everything that didn't move.

This is the building site that annoys me on a daily basis…


And this is the front view. Much nicer (even with the crane!).


The Sheldonian Theatre (the round one) and the Clarendon Building on Broad Street.


The Bridge of Sighs and Hertford College


Famously, when Keble College was built, St John's College next door strenuously objected, and they have been stealing one brick every year since 1870. It's going to take them a while, but Oxford thinks in centuries, rather than years…


And the most architectural shot of the lot, the five orders of architecture, displayed in the Old Schools Quadrangle at the Old Bodleian.




For Donutsweeper who asked for 'fabulous'

I wasn't sure what to take for this one, then I was taking a picture of Gees, and look what's next door!


But by then, I'd also taken a picture of the Radcliffe Camera, which I also think is fabulous. Two things you should know about it: #1. Camera is just the Latin for 'room'. No photography going on here. #2. It's a library! How cool is that?


And finally, what could be more fabulous than a pink pub?




For miss_zedem who asked for 'carefree'

This one may seem a bit more cryptic, but you see that little gang of students there? They've finished their last exams of the term – when I walked past them, I saw they were wearing red carnations, which is Oxford code for "It's my last exam!!" Students have to wear sub fusc to exams, which is the black and white outfit with a gown over the top, and their mortar boards carried. Then they wear a white carnation for their first exam, pink for the middle ones, and red for the last. Colleges differ in tradition, but at mine, you weren't supposed to buy them for yourself – it's lovely getting flowers for friends just before exams!


Along the same lines, this is Trinity College garden, with gazebos set up for taking graduation photos under.


I also took some pretty pictures in the University Parks which seemed appropriate.






For in_the_bottle who asked for NOM!

I knew instantly what I was going to take for this:

nom


NOM


NOM!!!!




For smithy161 who asked for 'mythical'

Another puzzling one, and I hope you can see it. These are gargoyles (or technically grotesques) on the buildings along New College Lane. Most of them are in the shape of animals, but these are scarab beetles.


Also, the lamppost may seem even more random, but it always makes me think of the one just on the other side of the wardrobe in Narnia. Also on New College Lane.


The Natural History Museum is a wonderful building, and looks like it should be a Gothic Castle.




For matsujo9 who asked for portable

These were the first things that sprang to mind… The laptop's a bit heavy, but still. My life would be much poorer without these three things :D



Phew! That was hard work! But much fun too. Thanks for playing! :D

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I love what you chose... Is the King's Arms still known as the best place in Oxford if you want to put an impromptu orchestra together? And do readers in the Bodleian still have to recite the oath when they originally sign up?

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It was so hard to chose! I don't drink at the King's Arms, so I wouldn't know, but it wouldn't surprise me.

And no, but they have to sign it :D

Glad you enjoyed!

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

Hee! I thought you'd go for students with my prompt - that was what I was thinking of when I gave it, listening to the students on my street load their cars up to go home for the hols :)

Also: what a lovely tradition with the flowers for exams! I've never heard of that.

The architectural photos are lovely. I'm going to do this meme once I get a better camera, cos everyone thinks of Cardiff as quite a drab city, which I think is deeply unjust (although TW's gone a long way to improving this image with its arial pr0n shots :)).

I was also cooing and going 'I remember walking past that!', although it was considerably rainier when I visited last...

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. The flowers are a fantastic tradition. I loved wearing sub fusc to exams - took all the pressure of deciding what to put on in the morning!

Oxford was really showing off yesterday (shameless hussy ;)) but she was back to her usual rainy self today...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Awesome pictures, and such good weather, too!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Thanks! May/June is usually fine and warm in Oxford, for some reason - it's the best time of year by far. It's usually downhill from there, but the city shows off in the sunlight :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

okay, you officially live in the coolest place I've ever seen

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. I do forget how fantastic it is - I'm from London originally, so I'm used to sharing my city with coach loads of tourists and after a while, you forget that they've come here for a reason. It's a beautiful city, especially on a day like yesterday. Today, in the rain? Not so much...

[perspi.livejournal.com]

What beautiful surroundings you live in! Our campus is uniquely ugly. *is jealous*

But this was a fun meme to look at, so I'm inspired to gank it from you. ;)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* One of the commonest questions in Oxford is "where's the University?" To which we either say "all around you" since the University and Colleges own most of the central buildings, or we send them down to Christ Church College, which is big and impressive, and does for those who can't get their heads round a city-based university...

Glad you liked, thanks!

[unfeathered]

What a lovely insight into your life! And Oxford is pretty! :-)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Heh. My life is sadly very boring. The laptop, mobile and coffee liven it considerably...

And Oxford is gorgeous - definitely recommend it for a weekend away (when it's not chucking it down *glares at sky*)

[roga.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, ENGLAND ♥ ♥ ♥. I want to be there, like, now. I love the architecture so much, and your photos, and the weather looks fantastic. And that lamp post is totally Narnia, and how long is your walk to work, woman?

Oh, and NOM.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. When the weather's good, you have to take pictures quick before it goes away again! The walk is 2.5 miles-ish, takes me about 40-50 mins depending how awake I am :)

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

NOM!!!!!!!! And OMG, that really does look NOMlicious!!!!

And those pics of Oxford really made me wish I'd made the effort of heading out in my 2nd last day in UK, instead of staying in and watching 1 and a half seasons worth of Psych. LOL!

*thinks about giving this meme a go*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

You can see why it's the first thing I thought of - NOM!

Ooh, you should definitely give this a go - it was so much fun :)

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

Wow, real architecture! We don't have that in Florida; it's one of the things I'm looking forward to about Minneapolis, but this is even better.

I have building envy.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. Oxford definitely looks good in that kind of light. The Cotswold stone that most of the city is built of almost glows in the sun. Of course, it rains for half the year, but it's almost worth it for sunny days like this :)

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

*sighs longingly*
I totally dig 'Gees' and the Library!

I'm also homesick for European architecture. These buildings are sooo kool! I lived in Germany for a lot of years and I miss the old buildings and beautiful architecture, very much.

The flowers are also pretty nice.
I'm glad I saw these photos.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you enjoyed. I take Oxford for granted so much - it's good to be reminded just how beautiful the city can be.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

but it's also my 'only fifteen more minutes' marker when I'm walking to work.

It's great to have those markers. How far is your walk? I remember you mentioning it once, but I've forgotten.

I'm glad the weather was cooperating for you when you took the pictures! They're lovely, and it gives a nice idea of your environs. Bellflowers! Pretty. And I love that there's something called the Bridge of Sighs.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The walk is about 2.5 miles, 40-50 mins depending on how awake I am.

Oxford's a fantastic place to live, really. The Bridge of Sighs isn't actually identical to the one in Venice - they copied the wrong bridge! But no one had heard of the other one, so the name stuck...

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

I think I'm terminally jealous. Such beautiful thing you get to see daily!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It's hard to appreciate them when you work here, though. And they don't look nearly so pretty in the rain, which we get large amounts of :) But yes, it can be a really lovely place to live.

[dyddgu.livejournal.com]

Narnia - you have seen the bit just the other side of the camera and that where there are fauns, a lamp and an aslan?

[matsujo9.livejournal.com]

These are fantastic pictures!

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I love what you chose... Is the King's Arms still known as the best place in Oxford if you want to put an impromptu orchestra together? And do readers in the Bodleian still have to recite the oath when they originally sign up?

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It was so hard to chose! I don't drink at the King's Arms, so I wouldn't know, but it wouldn't surprise me.

And no, but they have to sign it :D

Glad you enjoyed!

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

Hee! I thought you'd go for students with my prompt - that was what I was thinking of when I gave it, listening to the students on my street load their cars up to go home for the hols :)

Also: what a lovely tradition with the flowers for exams! I've never heard of that.

The architectural photos are lovely. I'm going to do this meme once I get a better camera, cos everyone thinks of Cardiff as quite a drab city, which I think is deeply unjust (although TW's gone a long way to improving this image with its arial pr0n shots :)).

I was also cooing and going 'I remember walking past that!', although it was considerably rainier when I visited last...

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. The flowers are a fantastic tradition. I loved wearing sub fusc to exams - took all the pressure of deciding what to put on in the morning!

Oxford was really showing off yesterday (shameless hussy ;)) but she was back to her usual rainy self today...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Awesome pictures, and such good weather, too!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Thanks! May/June is usually fine and warm in Oxford, for some reason - it's the best time of year by far. It's usually downhill from there, but the city shows off in the sunlight :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

okay, you officially live in the coolest place I've ever seen

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. I do forget how fantastic it is - I'm from London originally, so I'm used to sharing my city with coach loads of tourists and after a while, you forget that they've come here for a reason. It's a beautiful city, especially on a day like yesterday. Today, in the rain? Not so much...

[perspi.livejournal.com]

What beautiful surroundings you live in! Our campus is uniquely ugly. *is jealous*

But this was a fun meme to look at, so I'm inspired to gank it from you. ;)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* One of the commonest questions in Oxford is "where's the University?" To which we either say "all around you" since the University and Colleges own most of the central buildings, or we send them down to Christ Church College, which is big and impressive, and does for those who can't get their heads round a city-based university...

Glad you liked, thanks!

[unfeathered]

What a lovely insight into your life! And Oxford is pretty! :-)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Heh. My life is sadly very boring. The laptop, mobile and coffee liven it considerably...

And Oxford is gorgeous - definitely recommend it for a weekend away (when it's not chucking it down *glares at sky*)

[roga.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, ENGLAND ♥ ♥ ♥. I want to be there, like, now. I love the architecture so much, and your photos, and the weather looks fantastic. And that lamp post is totally Narnia, and how long is your walk to work, woman?

Oh, and NOM.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. When the weather's good, you have to take pictures quick before it goes away again! The walk is 2.5 miles-ish, takes me about 40-50 mins depending how awake I am :)

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

NOM!!!!!!!! And OMG, that really does look NOMlicious!!!!

And those pics of Oxford really made me wish I'd made the effort of heading out in my 2nd last day in UK, instead of staying in and watching 1 and a half seasons worth of Psych. LOL!

*thinks about giving this meme a go*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

You can see why it's the first thing I thought of - NOM!

Ooh, you should definitely give this a go - it was so much fun :)

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

Wow, real architecture! We don't have that in Florida; it's one of the things I'm looking forward to about Minneapolis, but this is even better.

I have building envy.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. Oxford definitely looks good in that kind of light. The Cotswold stone that most of the city is built of almost glows in the sun. Of course, it rains for half the year, but it's almost worth it for sunny days like this :)

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

*sighs longingly*
I totally dig 'Gees' and the Library!

I'm also homesick for European architecture. These buildings are sooo kool! I lived in Germany for a lot of years and I miss the old buildings and beautiful architecture, very much.

The flowers are also pretty nice.
I'm glad I saw these photos.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you enjoyed. I take Oxford for granted so much - it's good to be reminded just how beautiful the city can be.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

but it's also my 'only fifteen more minutes' marker when I'm walking to work.

It's great to have those markers. How far is your walk? I remember you mentioning it once, but I've forgotten.

I'm glad the weather was cooperating for you when you took the pictures! They're lovely, and it gives a nice idea of your environs. Bellflowers! Pretty. And I love that there's something called the Bridge of Sighs.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The walk is about 2.5 miles, 40-50 mins depending on how awake I am.

Oxford's a fantastic place to live, really. The Bridge of Sighs isn't actually identical to the one in Venice - they copied the wrong bridge! But no one had heard of the other one, so the name stuck...