Coke While paddling upstream from Donnington into Oxford, an empty Coke bottle caught my attention, it was half floating in the water upside down with the sun lighting it from behind. I admit I really hate seeing Coke bottles and other litter and junk being thrown into the…
Zenfolio Sponsors: Thames - Source to Sea For the last few years, my work website www.h2ophotography.com has been hosted by Zenfolio. So when I decided that "Thames - Source to Sea" needed its own space, I contacted Zenfolio to see if they would like to support the project. They have…
Arrived in Oxford, early in the morning and as I got into my kayak there were literally dozens of rowing boats pacing up and down the Thames. I have parked in Donnington and headed upriver against the flow. On the left, I came to a quiet leafy…
Cheese Wharf to Tadpole Bridge The sky turned thunderous and threatening as we got into our kayaks at Cheese Wharf, a short distance down river from Lechlade. On the opposite river bank was a 'British Hardened Field Defence of WWII'. Better known as pillboxes, because of their shape, these small fortified structures…
Thames Head to Lyd Well <p>In the evening I revisited the Source of the Thames hoping to find water pumping out of the stone lined hole, where water does occasionally emerge from underground, but no, it's still dry and filled with autumn's leaves. However the river is starting…
David Wood, Fly Fisherman At 2pm I met up with David Wood at Cricklade. David is a local fly fisherman who has been fishing in the Thames for the past seven years. Today he was course fishing - which I believe means no salmon or trout. David waded into…
The Thames through Neigh Bridge Country Park It had been an early start and I parked in the car park at the Neigh Bridge Country Park before heading up river. The clarity of the water and tightly twisting path of the river reminded more of a mountain stream than…
Swindon Advertiser "Photographer tells the Thames' intriguing story" The Swindon Advertiser published an article about my Thames project on the 7th of February."Photographer tells the Thames' intriguing story".You can see the article here:https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15075905.photographer-tells-the-thames-intriguing-story/
The Thames from Castle Eaton to a few miles downriver of Kempsford It was chilli as we got onto the water at Castle Eaton. The staff at the Red Lion pub had kindly agreed to let us get on the water from their grassy back garden. Paddler Neil…
The Thames between Ashton Keynes and Lower Mill Estate <p>From Ashton Keynes, I set out upriver towards Lower Mill Estate. The Thames path follows this stretch of the river which cuts through old gravel pit workings, now filled with water to form huge lakes in the surrounding…