We took a boat ride up to Iffley (pictured below.) I shall never grow tired of the English countryside. You can't capture its beauty on camera- but just to see it on either side of the River is just so nice and peaceful.
Once we got to Iffley we explored the Church! I was the first one who dared to enter the church- where it was breathtaking. It was quiet and elegant- gave me the shivers! I sat down and said a prayer of Thanksgiving. I feel so lucky to be here! That's the first blessing I count on a daily basis.
I keep finding these lamp posts! If only I could find Spare OOm! I might be able to enter Narnia at last!!
Then, I entered the Church and saw the glory it beheld:
I don't know if I could capture the beauty on camera. It was so simplistically beautiful. Overwhelming, really. Afterwards, we hung outside the church for a little bit.
Do you know those creepy graveyards you always see in the horror movies with the fog, etc? Or like in Harry Potter in the fourth movie? This church had one......and it was completely peaceful...so we hung out there for a little bit- just soaking everything in.
Can you see the face of the guardian to the graveyard?
While I was sitting on the wall in front of the church, looking into the cemetery a car pulled up to the cemetery. Out of the passengers side (which is the left side instead of the right), an old gentleman with a cane, hobbles up the steps into the cemetery. He makes a slow beeline for a gravestone. He stood there and talked to it for a bit. Then, he stooped down on his knees and started cleaning off the gravestone and putting flowers around it, making it pretty. He was there still taking care of his wife's gravestone.
I started crying. That kind of Love is something to cherish and aspire to have.
On a more random note- we saw meerkats on our walk back to the bus station!
Cheers from Iffley!J.
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