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Evening on the Thames

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Rachael

Where the quiet-coloured end of evening smiles
Miles and miles.

-Robert Browning, ‘Love among the Ruins’ (1855)

27 thoughts on “Evening on the Thames”

Sue on October 28, 2013 at 4:24 pm said:

I love the sun star — what a tranquil, beautiful scene.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Sue, it was certainly a nice experience being there.
  
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mikeosbornphoto on October 28, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:

Serene, calm and warm.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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whatuful on October 28, 2013 at 5:26 pm said:

so peaceful…

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you. It was!
  
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afrenchgarden on October 28, 2013 at 7:44 pm said:

I love the setting sun lighting up the lone rower.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks. 🙂
  
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Gunta on October 28, 2013 at 10:34 pm said:

Tranquil and beautiful with the perfect words to go with it!

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Gunta. Browning is another one of those poets who seem a fruitful source for apposite quotations.
  
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disperser on October 29, 2013 at 3:30 am said:

Very nice composition. Not sure if I would prefer being the photographer capturing the photo, or the rower, enjoying the solitude of the river.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks. I am afraid the river isn’t as peaceful as it appears here. This was one of the few moments when there was only one rower. This is a rowing town. And they row a lot.
  
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  - disperser on November 4, 2013 at 3:30 am said:
    
    . . . bumper rowing; could be fun.
  - Rachael on November 4, 2013 at 8:36 pm said:
    
    I was down there again today. Not so many rowers out and about. Just three in fact. But then it now gets dark here at 4.30 so the after work crowd have to shift to before work.
Helen Cherry on October 29, 2013 at 7:40 am said:

Perfectly matched photo and words..

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Helen, 🙂
  
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J Bunnett on November 3, 2013 at 10:13 am said:

Exquisite.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 5:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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seekraz on November 3, 2013 at 6:04 pm said:

Lovely.

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- Rachael on November 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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  - seekraz on November 3, 2013 at 6:39 pm said:
    
    Of course! 🙂
theamateurcamera on November 5, 2013 at 11:13 am said:

Beautifully captured… I love how peaceful and tranquil it looks (and I know that doesn’t happen often on the Thames!) love it! 🙂

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- Rachael on November 11, 2013 at 9:45 am said:
  
  Thanks! The natural Thames meanders around Desborough Island and this spot is a man made channel called Desborough Cut. Both are more peaceful than other local stretches, perhaps because the traffic on each is halved.
  
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Dad Knows on November 8, 2013 at 3:50 am said:

Exactly how I picture in my mind a British waterway. Beautiful.

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- Rachael on November 11, 2013 at 9:46 am said:
  
  Thank you, Sid. More from this location coming up!
  
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Steve Rebus on November 8, 2013 at 8:44 pm said:

Beautiful! 🙂

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- Rachael on November 11, 2013 at 9:43 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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