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Month: July 2013

4489 Dominion of Canada

4489 has gone under a number of different name changes during its life. It was originally to be called Buzzard, … More

A4 locomotive, Dominion of Canada, Mallard 75, National Railway Museum, Steam Train, York

Naturelog:Monday 22nd July

The hottest day of the year and most sensible birds where keeping in the shade as much as possible, so … More

Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, emperor dragonfly, Naturelog, Tarn

Lowry at the Tate

Last weekend we went to see the Lowry exhibition at Tate Britain in London. Although I knew of Lowry’s work … More

Lowry, Matchstalk Men, Tate

Triffid Nebula

The Triffid Nebula (aka M20 or NGC6514) is a gas and dust nebula 5000 light years from Earth located in … More

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, Messier20, NGC6514, Triffid Nebula

The capture of Lachish (2)

Arriving back in Ninevah following his campaign in Judea, King Sennacherib decided to record the battle of Lachish as a … More

Assyria, British Museum, Lachish, Nineveh, Sennacherib

Bee

Bee, nature, Pollenation

4488 Union of South Africa

Built in 197, this A4 pacific locomotive was originally due to be called Osprey, in keeping with the bird themed … More

A4 locomotive, Mallard 75, National Railway Museum, pacific locomotive, Steam Trains

Views of the Tarn

All photos by Sue

Tarn

Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

I would recomend anyone who can to see the exhibition at the British Museum before it ends on 29th September … More

British Museum, Herculaneum, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, Roman history

The capture of Lachish (1)

From around the year 900 BCE, the Assyrian Empire began to expand and by 700 BCE had reached as far … More

Assyria, Bible and History, British Museum, Hezekiah, Judea, Lachish, Nineveh, Sennacherib

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