Our final weekend in Oxford

Yesterday was our last Saturday in Oxford. We visited some of our favorite places and did some souvenir shopping. Our first stop was the Natural History Museum, where I said goodbye to my dinosaur friends. We passed through a nice little graveyard on the way there.

While I was at the museum, I made quite a breakthrough in my fear of insects. The first display (which I had never take the time to notice because I always rushed through the entomology section, brushing at my hair and shrieking like a little girl) had, in large letters, the quote, "'An inordinate fondness for beetles,' J.B.S. Haldane when asked what he had learned about the Creator through studying creation." In case there was any doubt, this display featured hundreds of different types of beetles, and it got me thinking. There are so many different types of insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies that God does seem to have quite a fondness for them. Looking at them that way, I was able to walk more slowly through the different bug displays with only minimal shrieking.

We picked up some souvenirs we'd been looking at this term, and then headed to Blackwells. After looking around for a while, we went for a cream tea, only the second one we've had since we've been here, and then took some more pictures and bought more souvenirs. For dinner we had pizza at the Raddy.

Today we have roast at the Raddy and then our last Evensong at Christ Church.

Our plane leaves on Thursday, so we only have four days to go. Saturday we're having a barbecue at Christine's parents house. If you'd like to attend, just e-mail me for directions. Actually, e-mail Christine for directions.

We'll see you soon!