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Month: July 2013

The capture of Lachish (3)

The final scenes in the wall reliefs from Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh show the conquering Assyrian army returning with the … More

Assyria, British Museum, Lachish, Nineveh, Sennacherib

6023 King Edward II – watering and coaling

Some shots of King Edward II during a break in her running at Didcot in order to take on water … More

Didcot Railway Centre, King Class Locomotive, King Edward II, Steam Train

Moon

Astrophotography

Wood Duck

The North American Wood Duck is a bird of wooded swamps and shallow lakes, which is sometimes seen in the … More

Birds, Tarn, Wood Duck

The Ice Well

Before the invention of refrigerators and freezers, many country houses would have a ice well. These would be brick built … More

Eltham Lodge, Ice Well, Tarn

Naturelog: Thursday 25th July

After a morning meeting in Blackheath I noticed a Small tortoisehell in a garden near the meeting venue as I … More

Birds, Blackheath, Butterflies, Naturelog

Naturelog: Wednesday 24th July

Went to Didcot Railway centre to see locomotive King Edward II in steam (post to follow) but as the Red … More

Birds, Butterflies, Naturelog, Red Kite

Naturelog: Tuesday 23rd July

Following on from yesterday’s excellent results I was wondering if today could match it. The morning working at home was … More

Azure Damselfly, Birds, Butterflies, damselflies, Dragonflies, emperor dragonfly, Naturelog

Wordless Wednesday

Another fantastic dragonfly photo which I thought I would share. If you dont follow this blog go to http://iamlostinthot.wordpress.com/ to … More

Dragonflies

Dragon Flies Everywhere

Originally posted on MJ Springett:
Friends, Tons of dragon flies are present in the northwoods this year and these dragon flies…

Dragonflies

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