4489 has gone under a number of different name changes during its life. It was originally to be called Buzzard, … More
Month: July 2013
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
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
Triffid Nebula
The Triffid Nebula (aka M20 or NGC6514) is a gas and dust nebula 5000 light years from Earth located in … More
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
Bee
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
Views of the Tarn
All photos by Sue
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
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