Life Observed

What's this? It's a Mason's mark, found over a 16th century doorway in Burford. In those days a mason was someone who had a mystical craft which was the envy of lesser mortals. You might say that nothing has changed really. On the Square (or near the square) in Wantage. PS: A Masonic Hall shouldn't be made of bricks, it seems all wrong. Surely?

Here's another image that benefits from a square format in my opinion. This is a bell in the Tolsey Musem, Burford . This delightful little museum is well worth a visit if you are in Burford. It is also one way of avoiding the crowds. Burford has become a victim of it's own success and seems to be over run with visitors most of the time, rather like nearby Oxford... Anyway, the square format has allowed me to keep the contrast between the lit and the unlit sides of the bell, and gives a sense of mystery as well, because the detail to the left of the subject has been excluded.Nice texture shot perhaps...